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‘The Chinese will not pause’: Volvo and Polestar bosses urge EU to stick to 2035 petrol car ban (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Why would i sell a perfectly functioning car?

To buy one that doesn't fall afoul of regional emission restrictions, e.g. the ULEZ in london

what’s preventing selling of old ones?

Nothing, eventually they will find their way off the road through accumulated wear/damage. perhaps further down the road due to lack of access to fuel sources.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

To buy one that doesn’t fall afoul of regional emission restrictions, e.g. the ULEZ in london

That's cute but in my neck of the woods used cars are severely underpriced (unless you buy all the parts from a scrapyard, then they'd cost quite a lot) and new cars are generally overpriced anyway,

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