[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  (NIO) San Francisco [@NIOSanFrancisco](/creator/twitter/NIOSanFrancisco) on x 8753 followers Created: 2025-07-19 16:51:37 UTC THE "HAVANA EFFECT": A STARK WARNING FOR EUROPE'S EV AMBITIONS just came from Ola Kรคllenius, the CEO of Mercedes-Benz. He published an op-ed in The Economist, and his message is clear: Europe's current all-in EV strategy could backfire badly. Here's why his analysis is shaking things up: ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ. Kรคllenius points out that battery electric cars only have about XX% market share in the EU. That's much lower than what most experts predicted just a few years ago. We're simply not seeing the rapid shift needed to meet the aggressive targets. ๐๐ก๐ "๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ" ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ. The EU's plan to effectively ban new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles from 2035 could force consumers who aren't ready for EVs to hold onto their older, dirtier cars for much longer. This mirrors the situation in Cuba, where a lack of new vehicles means aging, high-polluting classic cars are everywhere. This would be totally counterproductive to our climate goals. ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฅ๐. The average car on EU roads is already over XX years old. Kรคllenius expects this number to increase under the current regulations, worsening emissions and road safety. ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ . Over XX% of European automotive suppliers could be unprofitable in 2025. Strict, penalties-based COโ regulations are stifling economic growth and pushing companies to the brink. Kรคllenius isn't saying to ditch green goals. Instead, he calls for a pragmatic "course correction." He wants policymakers to consider a more flexible, multi-technology approach, including advanced hybrids and e-fuels, alongside EVs. He highlights China as a country where this mixed approach is actually speeding up decarbonization. Is this a necessary, bold push to force innovation and speed up the green transition? Or is the CEO right that the current plan is out of touch with market realities, risking jobs, economic stability, and even our environmental goals? What do you think is the right path forward for Europe's auto industry? #EV #Policy #Innovation #Mobility #FutureOfCars.  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [mercedesbenz](/topic/mercedesbenz) [ola](/topic/ola) [havana](/topic/havana) [nio](/topic/nio) [Post Link](https://x.com/NIOSanFrancisco/status/1946613909923721495)
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Created: 2025-07-19 16:51:37 UTC
THE "HAVANA EFFECT": A STARK WARNING FOR EUROPE'S EV AMBITIONS just came from Ola Kรคllenius, the CEO of Mercedes-Benz. He published an op-ed in The Economist, and his message is clear: Europe's current all-in EV strategy could backfire badly.
Here's why his analysis is shaking things up:
๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ. Kรคllenius points out that battery electric cars only have about XX% market share in the EU. That's much lower than what most experts predicted just a few years ago. We're simply not seeing the rapid shift needed to meet the aggressive targets.
๐๐ก๐ "๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ" ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ. The EU's plan to effectively ban new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles from 2035 could force consumers who aren't ready for EVs to hold onto their older, dirtier cars for much longer. This mirrors the situation in Cuba, where a lack of new vehicles means aging, high-polluting classic cars are everywhere. This would be totally counterproductive to our climate goals.
๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฅ๐. The average car on EU roads is already over XX years old. Kรคllenius expects this number to increase under the current regulations, worsening emissions and road safety.
๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ . Over XX% of European automotive suppliers could be unprofitable in 2025. Strict, penalties-based COโ regulations are stifling economic growth and pushing companies to the brink.
Kรคllenius isn't saying to ditch green goals. Instead, he calls for a pragmatic "course correction." He wants policymakers to consider a more flexible, multi-technology approach, including advanced hybrids and e-fuels, alongside EVs. He highlights China as a country where this mixed approach is actually speeding up decarbonization.
Is this a necessary, bold push to force innovation and speed up the green transition? Or is the CEO right that the current plan is out of touch with market realities, risking jobs, economic stability, and even our environmental goals?
What do you think is the right path forward for Europe's auto industry?
#EV #Policy #Innovation #Mobility #FutureOfCars.
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