That’s why you shouldn’t buy any more burners

For many Germans, the question is: will the next car be electric? Or again petrol or diesel instead of electric car? For Opel boss Uwe Hochschurtz, the answer is clear: combustion engines are obsolete.

It’s time to switch – at least for Uwe Hochschurtz, Opel boss. The manager sees the end of combustion engines is not just coming, for him it is already there. On the one hand, no wonder, after all, Opel wants to end the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles in Europe as early as 2028. But the advice he gives customers is still radical.

Pro e-car purchase: Driving bans for combustion engines could come

Customers should “ buy an electric car now”said the CEO in a recent interview (source: Augsburg General). A bold thesis, as e-car owners have recently noticed that the charging stop is far from being a sure-fire success. But Hochschutz has good reasons.

That’s how you have to “Possibly expect restrictions in the future”, if you are not driving an e-car. Hochgeschurtz expects, for example, no driving zones for combustion engines in city centers analogous to the environmental zones already known today.

There is also an argument against buying a new combustion engine from a financial point of view: With the increasing interest in electric cars and possible bans or at least restrictions on petrol and diesel engines, the resale value of classic combustion engines decreases. So anyone who buys a combustion engine with the intention of being able to sell it in a few years should be prepared for a nasty surprise.

Before making the switch, e-car buyers should also get these misconceptions out of the way:

Opel boss: If you hesitate, you forego the environmental bonus for electric cars

The Opel boss sees the currently small and tense market for used e-cars on the right track – in contrast to potential buyers, for example. According to Hochschurtz, anyone who buys an e-car now can expect to achieve good prices when reselling it in the future. That’s what he’s coming for Environmental bonus of up to 9,000 euroswhich future buyers can no longer secure.

The CEO sees politics and charging providers as having an obligation to further expand the charging infrastructure. Hochschurtz does not accept the rapid further development, for example in battery performance, as an argument against buying an electric car: “Then you should never buy a new computer.”