Oliver Zipse, the top of the BMW Group, believes that the doable ban on the sale of automobiles with typical engines “could be very harmful”. He factors out that such a choice will make the acquisition of a brand new automotive harder and restrictive.
It’s now not a secret that the majority producers are making ready for the period of electrical automobiles. From 2030, most manufacturers, together with BMW, can have solely electrical or hydrogen-powered automobiles of their mannequin vary. The producers’ plans anticipate an entire ban on the sale of latest automobiles with traditional engines within the European Union from 2035.
Nonetheless, there are additionally doubts concerning the accelerated transition to electrical automobiles. Just lately, Oliver Zipse, the top of the BMW Group, acknowledged that the ban on automobiles with thermal engines represents a hazard for the automotive business. In his opinion, future automobiles can be reasonably priced just for these with excessive incomes.
“We don’t need automobiles to be out of attain for low-income individuals,” he mentioned. “Politically, that is very harmful. When you all of a sudden make automotive possession reasonably priced just for the wealthy, it’s harmful.”
Zipse additionally mentioned BMW helps the shift to electrical automobiles, however expressed concern about setting a date to ban combustion engine automobiles.
Such a choice would drive many drivers to “drive previous automobiles”, as he himself says.
In conclusion, the top of the Bavarian group additionally mentioned that “there isn’t any sign” that thermal engines will turn out to be out of date within the subsequent 15 years.
