Internal combustion engine ban: Subsidies should make e-cars cheaper

Created: 06/11/2022, 11:55 am

By: Simon Mones

From 2035, no more new combustion engines will be sold in the EU.

Conor Faughnan has a suggestion on how to lower the price of E-Auros.

Brussels/Strasbourg – From 2035 there will be no more combustion engines – at least if the EU Commission and the EU Parliament have their way.

The latter waved a law through on Wednesday that would ban the use of new combustion engines from the middle of the next decade.

The alternative: the electric car.

However, the Stromer are often more expensive, but that is exactly what should change in the coming years.

Ford boss Jim Farley even assumes that the industry will face a price war in the coming years.

And other experts also expect that electric cars will become significantly more affordable in the near future.

A development that is also urgently needed if the Stromer is to be a real alternative, because many consumers still find it too expensive, as automotive expert Conor Faughnan told Focus.

Car expert Conor Faughnan advocates subsidies for the development of electric cars.

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Internal combustion engine ban: Subsidies should make e-cars cheaper

Electric cars are already significantly cheaper to maintain than comparable combustion engines.

However, in order for electromobility to be able to establish itself across the board, the development of the electric vehicles must be subsidized as part of a state or even Europe-wide effort.

The idea behind it: if investments in electric cars reach a critical mass, they will become cheaper for the end customer.

This applies in particular to the conversion of the production lines, because this is where a lot of money can be saved, as Ford boss Farley already explained.

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But prices are far from the only problem to be solved.

A public charging network must be created that is easily accessible for everyone.

And the environmental friendliness of the batteries can also be further optimized, since they account for the majority of the CO2 emissions from electric cars.

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In addition, the origin of the electricity used to charge the electric cars must be clarified.

“If we could source our electricity sustainably, that would be a vision of possibly completely emission-free individual mobility.

And that's a wonderful dream," Faughnan said.

It remains to be seen how tough the law banning combustion engines will ultimately be, after all, the EU states still have a say here.

It is quite possible that the car lobby will still try to defuse this.