Daimler will probably phase out combustion engine cars before its internal target of 2039 thanks to increasing demand for the German carmaker’s electric Mercedes models, says chief executive Ola Källenius.
“Do we intend to pick up speed? Yes, we do,” the Swedish boss told the FT’s Future of the Car Summit. The transformation into a zero-emission company, he added, was “going to be faster, and probably that 2039 scenario is the most conservative scenario that we are looking at in the different plans we are discussing”.
The Stuttgart-based group set a goal in 2019 of offering a completely carbon-neutral new car range within 20 years, but competitors including General Motors and Ford have since unveiled more ambitious targets.
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