You are living in the past. There will be cars powered by internal combustion engines rolling around in 2050, but those will likely be heavily taxed and the play things of the rich. The vast majority of gas stations will be gone by then. All new cars will be zero emissions by 2050. Heck, NASCAR will have switched to zero emission vehicles by that time (who the heck wants to buy all that fuel)?cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:35 pm"GM just announced that they will be selling only zero emission vehicles by 2035."DocBarrister wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:58 pmGM just announced that they will be selling only zero emission vehicles by 2035.cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:58 amI don't have a "bad attitude" about clean energy. I have a "bad attitude" about a bunch of environmentalist clowns telling what kind of car i have to drive to make them happy. Clean energy will be able to stand up on its own 2 legs someday without the leg braces. The internal combustion engine will still be around for a long time, much to your chagrin my jaundiced friend.dislaxxic wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 1:05 pm You're right, Cranky! and why is it "too bad" in this instance?? May it be that the fossil fuel industry (and its supporters) do all they can to discourage and suppress R&D support and resources for battery development here in the states...perhaps? This is the kind of stuff that happens (foreign company getting ahead on the issue) when people have the BAD ATTITUDE they do about "Clean Energy" and alternatives to the fossil fuel economy...
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The days of the internal combustion engine are numbered.
General Motors said Thursday it would phase out petroleum-powered cars and trucks and sell only vehicles that have zero tailpipe emissions by 2035, a seismic shift by one of the world’s largest automakers that makes billions of dollars today from gas-guzzling pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles.
The announcement could put pressure on automakers around the world to make similar commitments. It could also embolden President Biden and other elected officials to push for even more aggressive policies to fight climate change. Leaders could point to G.M.’s decision as evidence that even big businesses have decided that it is time for the world to begin to transition away from fossil fuels that have powered the global economy for more than a century.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/busi ... e=Homepage
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Until they realize nobody wants to buy them, then they are effed. They have 14 years to win over the hearts and minds of millions of soon to be former customers. I wonder what the people at FORD are thinking? Usually the customer decides what they want to buy. This is turning the tables around, this is the only thing we will allow you to buy. Sounds like the folks at GM are making a huge mistake. I can understand expanding the market, i can't understand them saying buy this product at exorbitantly high prices or go somewhere else. I'll happily go someplace else to buy the car I want and not the only car they will offer.
The one thing not mentioned enough about electric vehicles ... they are fast. The top line electrics can give a Ferrari or Lamborghini a good challenge in terms of acceleration.
Right now, cost and “range anxiety” are the big impediments for electric vehicles. That will be solved in the next five years.
Internal combustion engines for cars will be history within a couple of decades, as will much of the fossil fuel industry. It’s inevitable.
Time for old thinking to be retired.
DocBarrister