All car manufacturers in Europe stopped developing new internal combustion engines, focusing on environmentally friendly power plants. This was expressed by Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault and President of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), informs Policy pressure.
“I don’t think there is anyone left in Europe who still develops a completely new engine. Nobody is developing a new internal combustion engine from scratch, all the money goes to electric or hydrogen technologies,” he said.
According to the Renault chairman, European manufacturers are now racing to catch up with Chinese automakers, which are a decade ahead in developing battery technology for electric vehicles.
De Meo stressed that EU officials advocate “technological neutrality”, which should not dictate to automakers how to achieve zero emissions targets by 2035 (the EU bill suggests only batteries and hydrogen are viable alternatives to gasoline). At the same time, he agreed that electric cars would be the dominant mode of transportation.
Now the EU cannot agree on the decision to ban the sale of cars with conventional engines from 2035. against this decision spoke Many countries including Germany and Italy. Those who oppose the complete rejection of internal combustion engines insist that engines powered by a synthetic alternative to fossil fuels be excluded from the ban.
Former German media reportedHe said BMW plans to produce internal combustion engines for at least another 10 years and is developing new gasoline engines to be fitted to crossovers.