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From the lead paragraph and worth noting, Germany is not alone: "But a number of major automaking countries — including China, the US and Germany — are not on
by docdeek 5y ago
From the lead paragraph and worth noting, Germany is not alone: "But a number of major automaking countries — including China, the US and Germany — are not on board."
- dsnr 5y agoSo exactly the countries profiting the most from selling polluting cars? The UK is banning the sale of internal combustion cars starting 2030, now how is 10 years later a problem for the rest of the world?
- thorin 5y agoRealistically this could easily not happen, or not happen in quite the way we expect, with some exclusions. I imagine the used car market is already going crazy.
- toyg 5y agoThe UK government made a lot of noise on this when they were desperate to steer headlines away from more controversial topics (Brexit). Since then, energy prices have skyrocketed. Trying to force a transition while electricity is so dear will prove deeply unpopular, so I fully expect a postponement of the current "deadlines".
- emn13 5y agoIIRC DW is a german public broadcaster, so it's focus on Germany here is probably representative of their overall focus, not necessarily anything specific to the story.