Germans want to Abolish Internal Combustion Engine

Germany might become the first of the major powers to abolish use of the internal combustion engine. The Bundesrat; an upper house of Germany’s parliament that represents state governments recommended that the country get rid of diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles by 2030.

The Bundesrat

The action is not binding but it is surprising and important because Germany is the nation where the internal combustion engine and the automobile were invented. Carl Benz patented a gasoline engine in the country in 1879 and a gas-burning automobile in 1886. The company he founded Benz, still exists as Mercedes Benz, part of Daimler AG, one of Germany’s big three automobile makers.

Autos are big business in Germany; Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW are three of the most important companies in the country. All three are leaders in the drive to put electric-powered cars on the road.

If Germany were to go electric it would certainly provide impetus for other nations like the United States to follow. This move also makes research into next generation power sources like low energy nuclear reaction even more important.

Germany would also influence the European Union to follow its lead. Indeed the Bundesrat asked other EU nations to change their tax policies to get rid of levies that favour gasoline or diesel powered vehicles in its resolution, Geek Crunch Reviews reported.

Technologies like LENR will be needed to provide enough electricity for all the cars without adding pollution. One of the reasons why the Germans want to get rid of the internal combustion engine is to reduce air pollution. That won’t work if they simply shift from oil as a fossil fuel to coal or natural gas burned in power plants.

Hopefully the German government will follow up on this move by allocating more money for research into new power sources like hot and cold fusion. They will be needed if we really want to bury fossil fuels in the ash heap of history.

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