If you follow automotive news, you know that thermal cars will be banned from sale in Europe from 2035. However, there should be a small exception for vehicles running on synthetic fuel, which should still be eligible for sale. This will be the case, for example, for certain Porsche models, while the German manufacturer firmly believes in this alternative, which is considered more environmentally friendly and is supported by the German government. But he says the latter won’t be as viable as it suggests.

Europe has agreed to end the heat engine by 2035. However, the fuel tax is an important source of revenue for the French state. https://t.co/M17WH4kOC3

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Tale

Anyway, that explains it Yulia Poliskanova and Friederika Piper, German experts in electromobility. For them, synthetic fuel would be just a fairy tale that could actually cost Germany dearly in the coming years. In addition, this solution also pollutes the environment, and its production will require five times more energy than for conventional electrification. In addition, both experts believe that synthetic fuel is at best a solution for the very rich, due to its very high cost.

Lost time

And then there is the problem of Chinese competition, which is becoming more and more fierce in the electricity market. Two experts indeed explain that “ although we do our best to rmake e-fuel carbon neutral, are they really opposed to importing quality Chinese electric cars? It’s hard to imagine“. In addition, they are also concerned that ” the European automotive industry risks losing ground to Chinese competitors in the field of electric vehicles“.

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