How Many More Years Can Fuel-Powered Sedans Be Driven?
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Fuel-powered sedans are expected to phase out of the market by around 2045. Below are the timelines announced by major automakers to discontinue fuel-powered vehicles: 1. Volkswagen plans to electrify all its models by 2030, ceasing sales of traditional fuel-powered vehicles; 2. Toyota aims to reduce its lineup of traditional fuel-powered vehicles to zero by 2025, offering only hybrid and pure electric versions; 3. Mercedes-Benz announced that Smart will gradually transition to pure electric models; 4. BMW has set a strategic goal to electrify all its core products. Here is additional information: Due to the urgency of environmental and low-carbon initiatives, many countries have announced timelines to ban fuel-powered vehicles. Among them: 1. Norway has the shortest timeline, implementing a ban on traditional fuel-powered vehicles by 2025; 2. The Netherlands initially set 2025 but later revised it to 2030; 3. California, with independent legislative authority in the U.S., has set the ban for 2030; 4. France and the UK have postponed the ban by a decade, planning to prohibit traditional fuel-powered vehicles by 2040, with the UK including hybrid vehicles in the ban.
I believe fuel-powered cars can still be driven for many years, and exactly how long depends entirely on how you maintain them. As an ordinary person who has driven a fuel-powered car for fifteen years, I have personally experienced that as long as you perform regular maintenance like changing the oil and cleaning the fuel injectors, it's no problem for the car to run for fifteen or even twenty years. My neighbor has a car that's been running for eighteen years and still drives normally—the secret is not to slack on maintenance and to keep the engine in good condition. Of course, electric vehicles are becoming more popular these days, but if you currently drive a fuel-powered car, there's no urgent need to switch unless there are specific local regulations. Plus, gas stations are everywhere, and a single fill-up can take you a long way. The daily cost of use is also low, so I think fuel-powered cars will still have a market for the next decade. However, it's worth noting that depending on the car's condition and regulations, the longer you drive it, the more maintenance costs might increase, but overall, it's not expensive.
