It will close its doors today COP26, the conference on climate change that took place in Glasgow. A summit that also closely involved the world of cars, increasingly immersed in the electrical transition process that will be completed over the next few decades. On the discussion table, in addition to a series of figurative proposals, there was the declaration of intent for the abandonment of the production of vehicles with internal combustion engines by 2040: in the end, only 6 car manufacturers have decided to sign it.
Il Fatto Quotidiano on newsstands this morning clearly speaks of “yet another disappointing result“: Only BYD, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes and Volvo have signed the agreement, which instead did not do automotive giants such as BMW, Renault, Nissan, Stellantis, Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen, and yes it could go on and on. Many have wondered why this stance has come, considering the huge investments that these same car manufacturers are making for the electrification process of the production and range. And according to the newspaper, the answer to this question is quite simple to find: “When the most polluting countries in the world, namely China and the United States, do not sign the declaration of intent, as well as those where car production is more deeply rooted, such as Japan, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Slovakia and also Italy, who has to make ends meet by profession some doubts arise“.
Everything revolves around the concept of responsibilityIf governments don’t take the risk of tackling the energy transition at all costs, car manufacturers don’t understand why they should be doing it. How can national governments support this transition? “By favoring the creation of an ecosystem, you read infrastructure and financial support, favorable to batteries and electrons – reads the newspaper – The alternative is bankruptcy“.
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