The Mazda Europe boss has said the automaker will be ready for any legislation, meaning it will have to make haste in the electric vehicle race, and that won’t be easy considering that Mazda only sells one EV, that being the MX-30. However, ten Brink says forcing manufacturers to use battery-electric tech as the solution means investments in other areas will dry up.
“I think that’s a big mistake. I think selling only zero-emission vehicles by 2035 is fine, but that they have to be electric with batteries I think is a bit of a shame. Personal opinion.”
BMW’s Oliver Zipse has also spoken out against an outright ban on ICE vehicles, but for different reasons. “It would be harmful to simply give up a technology in which you have a global market position,” he said at the time.
Like Mazda, the German automaker has said it will be ready for any legislation and offer vehicles to suit the needs of various customers.