So electric energy is what is relevant for the future.
If robotic cars take off and people stop owning cars in larger numbers, things might be faster. Also old combustion cars might still exist, but these are often cars that are not moving a lot.
The combustion engine was let go some time ago.
The first article says "Daimler has previously announced plans for Mercedes-Benz and smart cars to offer electric versions of all car models by 2022."
Has that come to pass? No. So their claims of maybe making most cars electric by 2030 should also be suspect. And that's definitely not 2025.
Are all being sold. EQE will be released this year. Smart is already all electric.
There is a lot of capacity going online.
So an option in 2024 and all electric by 2026. What is incorrect in this article? If they stop selling combustion cars in 2026 they will start phasing out much earlier.
People who only drive once a week can probably cope with high fuel prices for their second hand car, and their CO2 output is minimal.
People running a business e.g. deliveries, taxis or otherwise high mileage uses will be passing up a lot of money if they don't switch to EVs with low fuel and maintenance cost. They're already competitive in TCO for these users and only going to get cheaper.