e-fuels are for the hard of thinking. Think about it all the energy it takes to produce them how on earth can they be competitive with petrol/diesel/electric. It just makes no sense. As we move to all electric they will be giving ICE cars away. Try and get a garage that sells petrol or diesel after 2035 good luck with that one. Have a look at how far we’ve come with electric vehicles. Five or so years ago we were looking at a range of 100 miles with absolutely no place to charge. We now regularly see cars coming to the market with over 300 miles range. The advancement in battery technology is incredible and with more types of batteries coming soon that are much cheaper we are only going to see massive changes coming over the next five years never mind ten or fifteen.
As far as I’m aware unless I have been lied too, wind is free.
I’ll bet you £10k now petrol and diesel filling stations will be around long after 2035. Remember the ban on the sale of new ICE cars is 2030, Hybrids 2035 providing its not pushed back. It does not mean the ban on their use on our roads. Certain Hybrids will also continue to be sold after 2035 which was also quoted by wmc a while back.
You will see combustion engines of some form on our road after youve hanged up your keys. I’ll even go as far as saying they will still be on our roads when were 6ft under!
How far will the 300 mile electric car go in colder temperatures. Will our grid cope – according to a group of MPs and other industries on the matter they think not, hence smart chargers.
E-fuels won’t be in the mainstream for years to come, even if they do it will be a long way off. However theres a viable reason for them as quoted in my previous comment.