EU was set to ban internal combustion engine cars. Then Germany changed its mind

Re:EU was set to ban internal combustion engine cars. Then G... by mqus on Sunday March 26, 2023 @01:39PM (#35317162)

You probably have misunderstood the law. It was supposed to ban fossil fuel cars and vans only. No trucks, buses, planes, diesel trains, ships or even lawnmowers. You can still use (and will probably have no choice but to use) fossil fuels or expensive e-fuels. (although i think buses and trains might already have laws about this).

The liberals wanted an exception for cars, where even most of the carmakers have pledged not to sell ICE cars. It's just nonsense.

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Re:EU was set to ban internal combustion engine cars. Then G... by G3rn0ti on Monday March 27, 2023 @05:30AM (#35324620)

> It was supposed to ban fossil fuel cars and vans only

You are right, of course. I knew that but my wording was a bit misleading:

>> but don’t want the government to prohibit combustion engines

That does not change the argument, however: The government should take a neutral stance, even when the private sector believes electric cars are the way to go.

> The liberals wanted an exception for cars, where even most of the carmakers have pledged not to sell ICE cars. It's just nonsense.

From another perspective prohibition of ICE cars is even more silly when most car makers actually don't want to build them anymore -- because this act then becomes merely a symbolic gesture and does not have any impact non the environment anyway. So no reason to hate the FDP for its move.

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