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- cross-posted to:
- automotive@discuss.tchncs.de
Apostolos Tzitzikostas confirmed that combustion engines will continue past 2035, but only in cars running on low-emissions, renewable fuels such as synthetic and biofuels.
The job losses are mostly due to easier manufacturing of EVs as well as a smaller supply chain. Suppliers of everything inside an ICE will have a very hard time and inevitibly have to cut jobs. These companies are Mahle, ZF to name just two of the bigger German ones.
ZF will have to shift focus into non combustion engine parts. Like axles, transmissions, electric motors, etc. they already have these. They sold some important product categories (like steering) to competitors in the past.