The effects of climate change are increasing day by day, revealing that our planet may turn out to be quite dire in the future. For this reason, stopping the production of internal combustion vehicles, which constitute a large part of carbon emissions, in the coming years; Instead, it is planned to switch to more environmentally friendly electric cars.
For this reason, many automobile manufacturers are trying to speed up the electrification process by abandoning the production of traditional vehicles in the coming years. German automobile giant BMW is one of these brands. The giant company has recently launched iX, i4 and many more electric models and has taken its step towards a green future. However, the CEO of the German manufacturer thinks that suddenly switching to electric vehicles would not be a good idea.
‘It’s a mistake for brands to switch to electric vehicles in a hurry’
BMW CEO Oliver Zipse, despite the high popularity of vehicles like the iX, the brand is wary of switching to fully electric vehicles suggested it be. In addition to this, Zipse also stated that he thinks it is a mistake for other brands to suddenly stop producing internal combustion engine vehicles and switch to electric vehicles in a hurry.
Speaking to Reuters, 58-year-old German businessman said that one should be careful about the pressure of electric vehicles; stressed that this situation may create dependency on certain countries. To unpack this a little more, what the CEO is talking about is who controls electric vehicle production. Zipse states that a large number of electric vehicle components are coming out of China; believes that abrupt and complete transition will seriously increase dependency on these materials.
Zipse also considers it wrong to currently ban internal combustion engine vehicles. The famous CEO states that if you do not sell gasoline vehicles, someone else will, and states that the traditional vehicle market is still strong. It can be said that Zipse is right about this. Because although electric vehicles have the potential to be very useful in the future, they still have not reached the expected prevalence. This causes these vehicles to be more expensive than internal combustion engines and seriously affects the choice of consumers.
“Gasoline vehicles should also be offered for sale in the future”
Finally, Zipse noted that internal combustion vehicles should also be sold in the future. Citing the lack of electric vehicle infrastructure as an example, the CEO said, “If a person cannot buy an electric vehicle for any reason in the future; but what will he do if he needs a car? Would you rather him drive his old car forever?” He said that he thinks it will be very important for brands to offer these vehicles for sale in the future.
BMW CEO also stated that gasoline vehicles are still very important for BMW’s profit and environmental goals – due to the difficulty of switching to electric vehicles altogether. Stating that it is also worried about high energy prices, Zipse said that automobile manufacturers should be more efficient in production and sustainability methods; He added that in this way, costs for consumers can be kept lower.
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