In Germany, the Bundestrat, or Upper House, has passed a resolution to ban the internal combustion engine (ICE) [Note] powered car by 2030. It’s a nice gesture from a body that is pretty much powerless and composed of non-elected delegates (compare it to the Canadian Senate or British House of Lords), but it’s influential. The Dutch and Norwegian governments are making similar plans, and the EU could follow.
A graphic from the article shows Germany gets one-third of its electricity from renewables now. Will weaning its energy and transportation sectors off fossil fuels confer an economic advantage?
[Note: story is in German. --Ed.]
(Score: 3, Informative) by butthurt on Thursday October 13 2016, @01:51AM
Not really. Francois Isaac de Rivaz built one in 1807.
http://www.automostory.com/first-hydrogen-car.htm [automostory.com]