EU to delay ICE car ban until 2040

[DD3566]

https://www.carwow.co.uk/news/9999/eu-to-delay-pet...

Potentially interesting development if true, will the UK government follow suit and delay from 2030 to 2035 or even 2040?

[plfrench]

It's like a big old game of chinese whispers

The earlier stories were reporting about the potential allowance of e-fuels / low carbon fuels beyond 2035 (i.e. not boggo basic Diesel or petrol), this Carwow story thought that level of nuance was incidental so didn't bother to include!

I really can't see the UK doing anything with this as we have no need to change course.

[cerb4.5lee]

Knowing the UK government, they'll bring it forward rather than push it back!

They just like being different for differents sake it seems.

[fridaypassion]

There's literally no point in having the EV industry with China having 3000 coal fired power stations.

When you think about it the whole thing is a bait and switch.

The west sacrifice their whole car building industry. Cheap Government subsidised crappy Chinese EV dealers popping up like Turkish Barbers all whilst China are still building NEW coal powered power stations. Idea totally crazy we needed to stop it all and sanction China into reducing emissions.

All that's going to happen is China will be the world's car supplier and eventually ratchet prices up once the last VW plant uses closed.