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Originally Posted by Lancpudn
It's emission regulations that are killing ICE, Car manufacturers face fines in the region of €100millions for missing their targets. VW just missed their emission total for 2020 by 0.5g/km and that cost them €121million  Hence why they rushed out their new id3 BEV with faulty software to lessen the emission fines. The next iteration of the Euro cat 7 standard due in 2025 will kill off most ICE vehicles as they will never be able to make the lower emission limit of 80g/km.
Jaguar have just scrapped the planned XJ EV replacement too  https://todaynewspost.com/auto-news/...ns-an-ev-push/ |
And this is sound practice?
Greenwash is not the driver of sound research and development, but irrespective of the trend toward EV technology there needs to be thought put into the design of motor vehicles, and not to populist soundbites.
The reality is many people see a car as just another appliance, and those of that mindset won't be resisting the steamroller introduction of EV.
It's a shame as a phased introduction would have made more sense, and certainly allowed for improvements in technology to progress at a sensible pace.
Brian
