With the recent developments, the interest in electric cars has started to increase. Especially with new battery technologies, it has become faster and easier to charge electric vehicles. also prevent climate change increased return to renewable energy sources.
Automobile companies started to sign new agreements in this regard. One of them is the recently accepted by many car manufacturers in Glasgow, Scotland. COP26 agreement on climate change it happened.
With this agreement, manufacturers announced that they will say goodbye to internal combustion engines completely within a certain period of time. However, Toyota andVolkswagen Some companies, such as, refused to sign this agreement.
The end of an era: Kia turns to electric cars!
After Hyundai, a statement came from Kia. Kia aims to sell only electric cars in Europe by 2035.
Volkswagen and Toyota refused to sign the climate agreement!
Concerns over customer readiness, energy availability and charging infrastructure in Asia, Africa and the Middle East led to its decision not to sign the deal, a Toyota spokesperson told Reuters. However, in other regions such as Europe and North America, Toyota is “ready to assist with acceleration and support with suitable zero-emission vehicles.” used the phrases.
Both manufacturers have accelerated their electric vehicle studies recently. While Volkswagen came to the fore in this field with its ID series vehicles, Toyota recently introduced the all-electric bz4x. The design and features of the vehicle, which is planned to be put on sale next year, manage to attract attention.
Powered by a 150 kW electric motor, the electric model produces 204 PS of power and 265 Nm of torque in its front-wheel drive version. The bZ4X’s acceleration from 0-100 km/h was 8.4 seconds, with a maximum speed of 160 km/h. The all-wheel drive bZ4X has 217.5 PS and 336 Nm of torque and can accelerate from 0-100 km / h in just 7.7 seconds.
The single pedal operation feature increases the energy regeneration of the brake, allowing the driver to accelerate and decelerate using only the accelerator pedal. The bZ4X can travel more than 450 kilometers on a single charge with a high-density lithium battery with a capacity of 71.4 kWh.
Turkey is among the signatory countries!
Turkey is among the signatory countries of this agreement. With this agreement, Turkey from 2040 It will not allow the sale of cars with internal combustion engines in our country. This is an indication that a different process awaits us, albeit a bit painful.
With this agreement, many automobile giants electric carse will pass. So, what are your thoughts? Do you think cars with internal combustion engines should be abolished altogether? Do not forget to leave your comments and opinions below.