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Did anyone in the Western hemisphere make any similar commitments? But my point is that anyone's electric marketshare in 2019 is pretty meaningless as a predic
by Fins 7y ago
Did anyone in the Western hemisphere make any similar commitments?
But my point is that anyone's electric marketshare in 2019 is pretty meaningless as a predictor of 2040 or even 2030 results. And the 2019 rankings very much remind me of a certain (quite bad) scifi novel I've read, where in the furure everyone drives electric cars, except for the really rich who zoom around in extremely expensive ICE vehicles.
Also, governments might want to push for electric vehicles, but it is not obvious that the public will go along with it -- so far the only way to make electric cars outsell traditional ones is a severe distortion of the pricing as in Norway.
- Xixi 7y agoNot completely sure why you are being downvoted. But many countries in the EU have made similar commitments, with EOL between 2025 (Norway) and 2040 (France). Hence why I specifically said India, China and the EU. I don’t think the Anglo Saxon world is taking this issue at heart much yet (besides UK). If the regulator ban something automakers will adapt. And so will the population. AFAIK the climate change issue is way less politicized in continental Europe than in the US, which makes action so much more easy. Lobby and corruption are still an issue though...
- Fins 7y agoIndeed, there's too much political BS about climate change in the US (although I also haven't heard of any ICE bans in the South America either). China is very much a separate market (aren't most well-selling German luxury brands there also made in China, and not necessarily exact same models as available elsewhere?), and US population might adapt... or we may end up with more trumps and regulations explicitly favoring ICE vehicles. People usually aren't too happy about paying more for an inferior product.