Slingshot in Europe against the end of the heat engine

by time news
An assembly line of thermal vehicles at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfburg (Germany) in 2019. JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE/dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP

DECRYPTION – Germany questions the transition to all-electric in 2035. Manufacturers believe that it is necessary to fight against CO₂ emissions, without fixing the technology to be used.

Mass seemed to be said. The reversal of the German government could reshuffle the cards. On March 3, Germany decided to block the ratification of the text which prohibited the sale of new thermal vehicles in 2035, although it had been voted by the European Parliament and approved by the Commission.

This decision plunges manufacturers, and the automotive world at large, into expectation. But also opens the field of possibilities. German manufacturers are behind Berlin’s decision. But the Association of European Manufacturers (ACEA) sees an opportunity to change the thread of history.

“Mass electrification is a major part of the solution we are all pushing for, but it is not a magic bullet”, declared Luca de Meo, the president of Acea and managing director of Renault, in a press release on March 9. And to point out that “the enemy is fossil energy, not a particular technology”.

This position…

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