In 2018, Volkswagen announced it would introduce its last combustion engine in 2026, but that seems to have likely changed. BMW will stop making internal combustion engines at its main plant in Munich by 2024, its head of production said on Friday at a conference marking the start of production of its electric i4 model. Niether Brandstaetter or Duesmann gave anykind of timeline, but Duesmann did say, “Our customers will probably decide when the last combustion engine comes off the production line.” On March 5th, Volkswagen announced its Accelerate strategy: By 2030, the company aims to have 70 percent of the European EV market share and 50 percent of the EV market share in China and the US. Norway, the worlds leading electric vehicle market by way of penetration, has mandated that all new car sales must be zero-emission by 2025. The proposal to ban the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) three-wheelers after 2023 and two-wheelers of engine capacity up to 150cc is also not being pushed aggressively, government sources said. Thanks to these updates, Google’s automated systems keep more than 99 of visits from search.
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Brandstaetter said the company will still need combustion engines for a certain amount of time and they need the sales of gas-powered cars to finance Volkswagen’s massive EV plans. In breather to auto firms, govt to go slow on e-vehicle push. This latest update marks the fourth Google algorithm update targeted at spam this calendar year. Like Audi, Volkswagen will still further develop current combustion engines in order to meet upcoming emissions standards. This follows Audi CEO Markus Duesmann’s recent announcement that the brand will stop developing new combustion engines and update existing ones. "At the moment, I don't expect a completely new engine family to be launched again," Brandstaetter told Automobilwoche, a sister publication of Automotive News Europe. Volkswagen CEO Ralf Brandstaetter says the automaker has no plans to develop new internal combustion engines, according to a report by Automotive News Europe.