Phasing out the internal combustion engine is one of the top goals of the climate summit. Munich-based carmaker BMW reckons the chances of a hasty death have been much exaggerated.
The company set out its philosophy alongside Wednesday’s strong third-quarter results. It argues that policymakers’ emphasis on electrification misses the big picture: the carbon footprint over a vehicle’s entire life cycle.
A lack of charging infrastructure will hobble the shift to electric vehicles, BMW says. It could have a point, symbolised by the shortage of charging points to power the fleet of electric vehicles at the Glasgow summit. Chip-fat powered generators were lined up to fill the gap.