gotsmart wrote:
John & Angela wrote:
It will be interesting to see how this affects availability of chassis for class C and B motorhomes. Still thirteen years away but right about then we will be downsizing to a small B class. Might be interesting.
This is the only English article I could find on the article. The German article is more encompassing. This follows Norways 2025 and Hollands 2026 plans for the same thing although the details are different.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/news/a31097/german-government-votes-to-ban-internal-combustion-engines-by-2030/
Big Woof. What's going to change? IMO, nothing. Why? Because if it doesn't ban petrol stations and ICE-based vehicles from being driven on the roads then it is toothless. Drivers and RVers, within and without Germany, will still drive their ICE vehicles in Germany and will need petrol stations. If the EU Commission does not agree with Germany then the only people affected will be German citizens buying new vehicles and Germany-based automobile MFGs. The Germany-based automobile MFGs will still make ICE vehicles - for export only.
I tend to agree. I think there will be an export market for ICE vehicles for a while yet. Especially in developing countries where the charging infrastructure will take a while to develop. As well it's hard to carry a can of electricity so those who like to get off the beaten track. Ice engines will be well suited to this for a while to come.
I think there will be a lot less gas stations though in 12 years if EV sales continue to grow the way they have been. Simple math would suggest that if half the vehicles on the road don't use gas then many won't be able to justify staying open. The same will happen with auto parts stores, oil change places and repair shops. EV's don't have many moving parts. Our maintenance bill consists of filling the washer fluid once per year.
