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Originally Posted by KoenG
Depends on many unknown factors.
Assume this horror could become true: 1/taxation regulations and additional COČ taxes will probably render ICE cars extremely costly to operate, 2/usage limitations by banning if from cities and potentially larger areas or even states, entire countries in Europe are proud to announce early how drastically they they will prohibit ICEs, 3/sentimental value: new generations don't have any sentimental feeling towards ICE, it's a matter of time that even a magnificent M2 CS will be seen as an artefact of dinosaur tech, 4/when there is a fast shift towards EV, will you still be able to find spare parts for your ICE since they have become so rare? When you do: you'll pay like they were made from pure gold.
Although only time will tell, most of these aspects are not entirely fictitious I'am afraid.
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Euro7 Emission Standard will make this scenario the most likely one. There is a reason why other brands stop further development of their IC engines.