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KoenG Is intent equal to legislation? Please avail yourself of the auto industry forecast data. It does not call for zero ICE/hybrid in Europe in 2035. Please convince yourself of this. Don’t take my word for it.

Germany, the most prosperous country in the EU, has national strategic, not environmental, reasons to move to EVs: energy supply. Today they rely on Russia for natural gas and on the Middle East for oil. Living in Europe, you are quite familiar with the annual drama that plays out at the start of every heating season as Russia squeezes their gas customers politically. Germany is not energy self-sufficient. EVs create better self sufficiency for Germany.

Nuclear, wind and solar can be a strong combination for German national security. It gives them more optionality, completely ignoring environmental benefits, if any exist at all in the total pollution chain.

Meanwhile in the US, the automakers need to change their shirts because they have drooled all over themselves counting the increased profits they expect, while using tens of thousands fewer workers to produce vehicles.

Follow the money and the national security.