In an interview, the German chancellor said he believes the ban is 'wrong,' as Germany's auto giants struggle to stay competitive against Chinese electric carmakers.
Not even that. It is a ban of any engine that produces carbon dioxide emissions. So combustion engines are fine as long as the fuel source is carbon neutral.
Turns out e-fuels are economically unviable? Well, make them viable if you love combustion engines so much. It’s also not a horse-propelled-engine ban, the consumer just does not want horses ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. The allmighty invisible hand of the free market has spoken!
Technically yes, as burning organic matter will produce carbon dioxide. But in the sense of the law no, as the peanuts capture as much CO2 as they emit. I think that is the hypothetical “magic” in efuels.
So a ban on making new ones …
Not even that. It is a ban of any engine that produces carbon dioxide emissions. So combustion engines are fine as long as the fuel source is carbon neutral.
Turns out e-fuels are economically unviable? Well, make them viable if you love combustion engines so much. It’s also not a horse-propelled-engine ban, the consumer just does not want horses ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. The allmighty invisible hand of the free market has spoken!
So, if you are fine with paying ten times more for fuel, you can run your car with hydrogen.
IIRC the original diesel engine was designed to run on peanut oil or something. Would that also create CO2 emissions?
Technically yes, as burning organic matter will produce carbon dioxide. But in the sense of the law no, as the peanuts capture as much CO2 as they emit. I think that is the hypothetical “magic” in efuels.