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Re:SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compr... by robin_reala on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @02:11PM (#14960753)
Outside of Europe maybe. Inside, well, UK and France have already said no more ICE vehicles to be sold past 2040, and other countries are planning the similar (including India). That’s a big loss of market and consequent economy of scale.
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Re:SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compr... by TomMarius on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @02:27PM (#14960936)
Politicians have said things, but no laws have been passed yet - and these laws can be (and have been in the past) changed.
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Re:SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compr... by ajnin on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @08:50PM (#14964560)
In the immortal words of former French president Jacques Chirac :

"Promises only bind those who believe them."

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Re:SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compr... by calafrax on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:17PM (#14963914)
2040 is a long way away. very easy to pass laws that take effect after you retire. and very easy to change them after you retire as well.
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Re:SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compr... by varjag on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @02:58AM (#14966150)
In Norway it's 2025. Still too long? :)
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Re:SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compr... by chronic8k on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @03:26AM (#14966272)
When your country has only 5 million people and is a top petroleum extractor and exporter, sure, it's easy to subsidize electric vehicles. Realistically it should be 2020.
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Re:SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compr... by varjag on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @11:24AM (#14970041)
Those who will look for opportunity; those who don't seek excuses.
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Re:SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compr... by boznz on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @04:23AM (#14966565)
they also dont have a car industry so nothing to loose
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Re:SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compr... by tpm on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @04:14PM (#14962039)
This only concerns passenger cars, not trucks, possibly not even vans. And the discussion is still ongoing.
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Re:SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compr... by linksnapzz on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @05:36PM (#14963027)
In the 1990s, the CA state gov. wanted 10% of the cars on the road to be EVs by 2000.

Wow, was that ever effective.

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Re:SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compr... by CyberDildonics on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:17PM (#14963915)
That's interesting, do you have a link to the law they passed?
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Re:SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compr... by GordonS on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @12:54PM (#14971148)
Will hybrids be permitted though?
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