Freaking corrupt, incompetent servant of the all-powerfull German car-industry. German car industry that has been milking the ICEs for decades, refusing to invest in electric, just because they could (because they are in essence running the goverment in germany and EU).
Now, with china rightfully taking over EV sales in the EU they are crying out louder than ever that jobs will be lost in Germany. If any jobs eventually do get scraped, it will be due to their own decisions and inaction.
I say, since these companies and their shareholders enjoyed their profits, let them bite the consequences. Let them get out of business and do let some European people lose their jobs. This can be a great learning opportunity for europeans, a grand lecture on the wonderful results of unhinged and extreme freaking capitalism.
There’s no combustion engine ban. To quote another comment in this post:
People will still be able to drive their beloved petrol burner after 2035, they just won’t be able to buy new ones. Emphasis on new because people will also still be able to buy used cars.
Heck, even that is partly misleading because the regulation only says that cars must not produce harmful exhaust. So if tomorrow some Egghead comes up with a petrol engine that doesn’t spout CO2 and other nasty things, it would be perfectly legal.
This is the same type of kneejerk rhetoric that far-right populists all over the world have been employing for a long time.
As a German I feel I have to apologize to you for bringing this backwards politics upon all of us. Stupid petrol heads. :(
Your apology isn’t accepted until you stop the far-right nazis from taking over your country
AGAIN!
Fair.
“Powerful”…??
German nazi says “it’ll be like the 40’s all over again”.
The problem is that other Germans should’ve beat him to death by now.
