Peter GleickYou are here.
(March 2023 update)
Sébastien GarnierSome/most are completely fine with that.
Here is the view of the largest party in the European Parliament:
EPP Group (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image We welcome that more and more Socialist and Liberal governments are now joining our opposition to the ban on cars with a #combustionengine. We now call on EU Member States to do the same! Read Jens Gieseke MEP’s view: https://epp.group/mzealq #FitFor55 🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1634962717521104897
Pete Sedcole@sebastien_garnier @petergleick wow they chose an image that looks like something out of a dystopian sci fi film.
Also, 'e-fuels are being championed by Germany’s Free Democratic Party, which controls’ the country’s transport ministry under the three-party ruling coalition, seeing it as a way of shielding the country’s powerful car industry from the wrenching change of switching to electric cars.'
And, 'The SPD does not support a government-determined end date for ICEs - chancellor [then] candidate Olaf Scholz said in a recent interview that consumers would opt for EVs once they achieved price and quality parity.’
In terms of price economics, that point is now in sight.
Still, challenges remain for EU and Member States to enable the phase out of ICE's by 2035 and the massive roll out now of new e-vehicles and related facilities.