It has already been confirmed that combustion vehicles will be able to live beyond 2035 despite the ban on them at the European level. The way to survive has been to create an exception for cars that move with synthetic fuels, those famous e-fuels that are giving so much to talk about. It is clear that they are cleaner than current gasoline and diesel, but there is another issue to discuss: their price. It is estimated that it would cost about 210 euros to fill the deposit with these fuels.
We are talking about a 50% difference compared to what is currently paid and could have important consequences. The study is the result of Transport&Enviroment, which has not hesitated to criticize it. For them it would mean that only the wealthiest users could afford the use of these fuels. That could lead to a use of gasoline of fossil originwhich would continue to be cheaper, and refuel cars with combustion engines certified to run on e-fuel with it.
It is a comparable trick with which a plug-in hybrid is currently purchased so as not to encounter restrictions in large cities, but then it never charges its battery. He price higher than 2.8 euros/liter It has been calculated for Germany in the year 2030, although in the long term it could go down. In any case, it would be a annual disbursement of about 2,300 euros in fuel for an average driver. It does not seem such a viable solution due to price, while those responsible for the study also complain at the level of sustainability.
They claim that even if synthetic fuels achieve carbon neutrality during their production, when they are burned in the engine still emit some polluting particles, specifically NOx. They talk about that if all types of combustion are not prohibited, they could emit up to 160,000 tons of NOx in Europe by 2050. That in the event that 46 million new conventional and hybrid cars were sold by that date.
T&E also claims that they are put investments in jeopardy of manufacturers in battery plants in our continent. This is a new controversy on a burning issue that is still pending resolution.
Source: Transport & Environment
