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Aston Martin never has to go electric. They can offer what they offer now at the super luxury prices they charge. They aren't pushing enough volume to matter.
by ntsplnkv2 6y ago
Aston Martin never has to go electric. They can offer what they offer now at the super luxury prices they charge.
They aren't pushing enough volume to matter.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoCalifornia banned new combustion vehicle sales after 2035, 2030 for the UK. Other jurisdictions are between now and 2050. The transition to EV powertrains will be mandatory to continue selling automobiles in the future (versus buying compliance credits from those building and selling EVs). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_fossil_fuel_vehicles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_fossil_fuel_vehic...
- ntsplnkv2 6y agoFor every California there's a Texas.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoAutomakers aren’t going to build two versions of vehicles (EV and combustion), hence how California drives emissions requirements for the entire country. You only need a simple majority (perhaps even less) of auto markets to ban combustion vehicles to encourage automakers in the right direction.
- ntsplnkv2 6y agoWe're talking about Aston Martin, not Toyota. Yea California really making a difference - SUVs, Trucks, all time highs, compact cars all time lows in sales.