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Ford CEO Jim Farley is warning that Europe could undermine its own carmakers if it keeps setting ambitious EV rules and then backing away from them when buyers do not follow
That stop-start approach, he says, leaves automakers designing products and plants for targets that may not stick, all while dealing with tariffs, content rules and rising costs.
Yes, I completely agree with that. But drilling for more oil (and burning it) is certainly not an option.
There already are alternatives to lithium batteries, they currently have some downsides. For example there are sodium ion batteries which are cheap and much more environmentally friendly, but do not have the same energy density. There are already (Chinese) cars that use that type of battery, mainly in the „entry level“ segment.
Sodium ion is certainly promising, particularly for large vehicles that have more space for the batteries. I definitely look forward to how that tech progresses and possible becomes even more optimized over time.
I don’t think drilling/burning oil is the optimal path. I just don’t see another way forward that drastically reduces emissions within a short span of time. Hybrids may not be the answer, but they could certainly be part of the effort.
Additionally, cars are only a few drops in the overall CO2 bucket. We need to fully go into renewables and/or nuclear energy. It is also absolutely critical to figure out how to drastically reduce or fully eliminate emissions from cargo ships and airplanes, as they account for far more emissions than cars do. Lastly, we need to drastically reduce or fully eliminate meat farming, as they produce a fuckton of methane, not to mention the intensive amount of water and other resources it takes.
Anyway, yeah, it’s a cluster fuck of crises.
Fully agree, these crises will not be solved by some battery tech alone.