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hkopr··on EU vote to ban all sales of combustion engine vehicles by 2035
Private jets will still be allowed and they'll still export gas-guzzling Ferraris to Saudi Arabia and Moscow.
hkopr··on EU vote to ban all sales of combustion engine vehicles by 2035
This is good from an environmental perspective, if (and that is a big if) the electricity is generated from clean sources.

The societal implications are worrisome. Electric vehicles tend to track and surveil their "owners", fast charging is centralized and can be tracked as well.

We have seen how far dystopian regimes like Trudeau's are willing to go. Instead of freezing the bank accounts using enabling laws, he could also shut off the grid or exclude specific vehicles. Mandatory kill switches for vehicles will come in handy as well.

I'm sure the army and police armored vehicles for population suppression will still have combustion engines.