It is an undeniable fact that the automotive industry has focused on electric cars in recent years. Today, even the world’s leading automobile manufacturers with internal combustion engines are working hard to produce electric models. In fact, last month, the European Union Parliament took a decision and officially decided to ban the sales of internal combustion cars by 2035. This decision covered all European Union countries.
However, the decision of the European Union does not seem to please some countries. Moreover, Germany is one of the countries that do not want this decision. According to the news, Germany has formed an alliance with some Eastern European countries and will oppose this decision. Making statements on the subject, German Transport Minister Volker Wissing said, “The proposal needs to be changed urgently.” made a remarkable statement.
So which countries allied with Germany?
According to the information received, the transport ministers of the following countries met recently and discussed the decision to switch to fully electric models in 2035:
- Germany
- Czech Republic
- Italy
- Romania
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Hungary
So what problem do these countries have with electric cars?
The locomotive of the automotive industry is undoubtedly Germany. No matter who you ask today, your dream car will be one of brands like Mercedes-Benz, BMW or Audi. And yet, Germany’s decision on electric cars is remarkable. So what does this country have to do with electric cars? Volker Wissing explained why the decision had to be changed with these words:
There are ways to make cars with internal combustion engines climate neutral. We also want a separate category of internal combustion engine cars that can run on synthetic, carbon-neutral fuels after 2035. Banning the combustion engine, which can operate in a carbon-neutral way, seems like the wrong approach for us.
The bottom line is that Germany doesn’t want only electric cars on the market!
When we look at Germany’s statement, we see that the country has adopted a different sectoral approach. According to this approach, there should be not only carbon-neutral electric cars on the market, but also carbon-neutral synthetic fuel cars. The simplest example of this is hydrogen fueled vehicles. As it is known, Toyota continues to work feverishly for hydrogen fueled cars. It is already known that some brands such as Lamborghini and Porsche are working on cars with synthetic fuel. Germany does not seem to want to lag behind such developments.
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