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VW boss Blume: EU's ban on new petrol cars by 2035 'unrealistic' (dpa-international.com)
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[โ€“] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If the German car companies hadn't stuck their head in the sand and refused to plan for EVs until 3minutes to midnight they wouldn't have a problem. I have ZERO sympathy for them. Hell they actively tried to subvert the transition for a number of years (along with Toyota)

[โ€“] full_throttle@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

And on top of that, they have been destroying the planet, their cars secretly emmititng so many more emmissions than they were supposed to.. (remember dieselgate anyone)?

Also, they were so focused building and selling the cars THEY wanted (expensive and luxurious) instead what the majority of the people in the EU actually needed\could afford (basic and good value for money cars).