German media: If the EU's ban on fossil fuel vehicles is not completely canceled, it can only make China win twice and Europe lose twice
The "World" newspaper comments that if the EU's ban on fossil fuel vehicles is not completely canceled, it can only make China win twice and Europe lose twice.
On Tuesday, the EU submitted a revised draft of the "Fossil Fuel Vehicle Ban". According to this amendment, new fossil fuel vehicles can still be allowed to drive on the roads in the EU after 2035. This is the EU's response to the competitive pressure from Chinese electric vehicles. The "World" newspaper published a commentary saying:
"China promotes the development of electric vehicles for two reasons: one is to reduce urban air pollution. China once had a severe pollution period where smog caused residents to have difficulty breathing and could not see stars at night. China realized that air pollution was as bad as corruption, would incite public anger, and lead to social dissatisfaction.
The second reason why China loves the electric vehicle industry is related to strategic positioning: without rare earths, there are no electric vehicles, and China holds an actual global monopoly in rare earths. Currently, three-fifths of all electric vehicles in the world are produced by China.
But this does not mean that China will limit the production of fossil fuel vehicles. On the contrary, China's gasoline cars are 'conquering the world'. In the past five years, the export volume of Chinese cars has increased more than six times, and three-quarters of them are fossil fuel vehicles. Latin American and African countries are optimistic about this because they lack the infrastructure for electric vehicle charging.
This means that China has achieved a 'double win' in economic and political terms. While the EU has achieved a 'double loss' through the fossil fuel vehicle ban.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1851862701114394/
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