Melting ICE

European Automakers Warn That Combustion Engine Ban Isn’t Possible

Industry leaders urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to reconsider plans for phasing out fossil fuel-powered vehicles by the mid-2030s.

The largest of those carmakers are in Germany, where they’re already witnessing the cost of Green Folly:

Germany has had no growth since 2018. It’s even worse than that, growing government employment masks the self-inflicted implosion of industry. German economic model is structurally broken, more debt without serious reforms won’t change anything. But there are no reforms.

Chart… pic.twitter.com/4al4iqdIB1

— Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) July 31, 2025

The German economy is in “free fall”with a 21% collapse in output thanks to green energy pixie farts and regulatory burdens.

Meanwhile, Trump's gunning to cart off Germany’s crown jewels to America. pic.twitter.com/vJxtlzli4H

— Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) August 27, 2025