I do not have anything against electrification, but let's not ban stuff bcs. a. it is trendy, b. supporters want to feel good about themselves.
So the FDP decided at the last moment to hold up the deal because they wanted to insert e-fuels in the legislation.. Gotta keep Germans employed in factories churning out automotive parts for ICE it seems.
Anyone that knows a fraction about politics, is aware this won't work. It is not only Germany. EU cannot supply electricity now, let alone if they ban ICE. I mean, this ban is DUMB! Plain and simple, when it comes to dumb legislations, there is pretty tough competition in the EU, but this one takes the prize.
True but it's funny when everything was fine and then automakers at the last moment tried to slip something into the bill which from an energy efficiency stand point is worse than the status quo of using fossil fuels.
....then be dug up, killed again and reburied. Let's approach the pursuit of alternative power technologies in an sensible, orderly, scientifically sound and economically viable way...which will never happen.
For ICE vs BEV, sure. In general, no. The markets would never have adopted catalytic convertors and emissions controls, not with how poor they worked back in the '70's. Yet today we reap the benefits.
Yes, that, employment and economics, should be a factor in all of this.
Well the economics of e-fuels doesn't appear to be there. It's actually worse by an order of magnitude.
800k workers will be without their jobs if they ban ICE
Way I read it, A single German party wanted e-fuels - and since they can't even agree among themselves the Germans would need to abstain. Italy, Poland and Bulgaria have already said they would vote not. So they pulled it rather than having it fail on the floor.
It happens all the time. Read the average bill from Congress, and you will find subsidies for pig farms in bills authorizing the sale of F16s.
Government MUST have a role in this. Those who think that markets can be 100% "free" doesn't understand that capitalism is only possible WITH government regulation.
Lithium batteries will never replace the ICE for the majority of vehicles.
I've said this from the beginning as well. Forcing people to choice EV when it can't do what is needed to replace ICE is just plain stupid and it isn't going to work no matter how many idiots in governments pretend it will.
We have big problems with ev cars. There must not be any dents in the battery pack, otherwise the car will not pass the annual inspection. And in cold climates it becomes expensive to own an electric car
