COP26: Germany fails to sign up to 2040 combustion engine phaseout

Re:COP26: Germany fails to sign up to 2040 combustion engine... by DoingIsLearning on Thursday November 11, 2021 @03:49AM (#29185879)

I'm pretty sure it's phasing it out on new cars not completely replacing old ICEs.

If anything I think 20 years is too long. Specially since these drafts always get diluted and things like hybrid motors are probably also going to be deemed 'electric'.

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Re:COP26: Germany fails to sign up to 2040 combustion engine... by adrianN on Thursday November 11, 2021 @04:20AM (#29186101)

Yeah, 20 years is way too long. If the last ICE is sold in 2040, that car is likely still on the road in Germany in 2055 and is then sold to some poorer country where it will drive on for another ten years. How are we supposed to reach net-zero in 2045 like that?

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Re:COP26: Germany fails to sign up to 2040 combustion engine... by phicoh on Thursday November 11, 2021 @05:26AM (#29186458)

One way would be to have a ban of exporting ICE cars after 2050.

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