Germany managed to win the battle to protect internal combustion engines. In fact, the country managed to bend across the Rhine European Union so the latter agrees tolerate internal combustion engines if they use synthetic fuel. And this is even after 2035.
A flash of heat
We all came to this conclusion Thermal was not dead. Therefore, its salvation can be found in synthetic fuel. At the time of this decision, Frans TimmermansEuropean Commissioner for Ecology, said:
A decision that was not enough calmed many players in the sector such as the German car manufacturer Porsche which at that time had already invested a huge amount of money in research and production synthetic fuel. Porsche isn’t the only one to do this though, quite the contrary.
Yes, but here it is, a new study has been conducted European Federation of Transport and Environment shows that cars using synthetic fuel will not be carbon neutral 100%. It is for this reason European Union decided to increase the tone and add some conditions regarding the survival of the internal combustion engine after 2035 year and on synthetic fuel.
Thermo is under threat again?
Thus, according to the study, electronic fuel will too polluting compared to electric cars. Transport and Environment calculated the CO2 emissions of synthetic fuels to reach their conclusions. If the latter are only carbon neutral 70%cars equipped with this type of fuel are thrown away 61 g/km of CO2 which is four times more than an electric car. In fact, an electric car that is charged from the European power grid will emit 13 g/km of CO2. In the case of France, it would even be so 3 g/km of CO2 thanks to the high amount of carbon-free electricity.
In its report, Transport and Environment also points to high cost synthetic fuels and are also important amount of energy necessary for its production.
All we have left to do is this wait pending decision European Union. Find out if the latter will allow the use of neutral synthetic fuel 70% or if he tightens the rules by introducing neutral synthetic fuel 100% to ensure the survival of the heat engine after 2035.
To be continued…
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Source: Auto Plus
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