Experts and politicians
warned that British rules due to take effect in 2030 are untenable following
the European climbdown, which will allow internal combustion engines as long as
they burn carbon-neutral petrol alternatives.
The European Union will now ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2035
but permit these so-called e-fuels following a backroom compromise forced on it
by the German authorities and signed off on Tuesday night.
The EU’s e-fuel exemption
will allow a synthetic alternative to petrol which is made by mixing carbon
dioxide captured from the air with hydrogen obtained by splitting water
molecules using renewable energy.
will allow a synthetic alternative to petrol which is made by mixing carbon
dioxide captured from the air with hydrogen obtained by splitting water
molecules using renewable energy.
This is expected to be far more expensive than petrol, meaning it will
initially benefit high-end carmakers whose customers will not be put off by the
costs involved.
What a farce, the winners will be second-hand petrol and diesel cars!
via climate science
April 2, 2023 at 02:09AM
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