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Originally Posted by smoo
What makers are investing in new engines?
A handful have released all new engines the last few years.
But they are all kicking the can down the road by modifying existing platforms to meet more stringent targets while most have committed to going all EV or low emissions.
And who would bother to develop new engines when a whole lot of EU countries have aimed to ban the sale of ICEs by 2030.
Same story with the heavy vehicle market, most engine platforms date back to the 1990s or early 2000s.
No point throwing hundred of millions or billions into R&D when the government of the day can make an emotional change to satisfy the climate doomers by the stroke of a pen and kill their investment dead in its tracks.
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What I meant was, if an existing engine can't be adapted to the new regs to become compliant then an engine will be sourced that will. A new engine for that vehicle, rather than all new engine.
Much like how the 3.2 ranger engine is now obsolete in favour of the turbo, bi turbo and v6 options.