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		regularjack on March 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU countries approve 2035 phaseout of CO2-emitting... The fact that all new cars will be electric doesn't magically prevent 2002 Golfs from functioning.

lnsru on March 28, 2023 | [–]

The problem is that Germany isn’t California. There is winter and roads are covered in salt. And old cars rust through and are not road worthy after few welding sessions anymore.

HPsquared on March 28, 2023 | [–]

If anything, it'll turn them into valuable collectors' items.

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