It has no consequences for the car brands, who will continue to sell technology based on 2G technology, even if the network is switched off in a few years.
From 1 January, the EU will crack down on car brands that do not sell enough electric cars. But the EU does not care at all that car brands sell cars with other old technology.
For example, it has no consequences for car brands that continue to sell new cars based on so-called 2G technology. Not even if the 2G network in several European countries switches off shortly.
That's what We Bilägare writes.
In Denmark, the first telecommunications providers will start switching off the 2G network around 2030. But in Norway, providers such as Telenor and Telia will already switch off the 2G network in 2025.
This means that legally required equipment in hundreds of thousands of cars will become unusable. Since 2018, the EU has demanded that new cars must be equipped with a so-called emergency call system – also called eCall. Something the car brands have been clamoring for on the 2G network ever since.
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Norway is not part of the EU, but in that area follows the same rules as the 27 member states. In practice, this means that the many hundreds of thousands of cars must be dumped on display. Because the emergency call system must work in the same way as horns, brakes, steering gear and lights.
In Sweden, they have already taken the consequence and postponed the closure of the 2G network until at least 2027. But some car brands – including Nissan – have conversely closed down several functions in apps for cars. Read more about it here .
However, it is not only eCall that becomes useless when all countries in the EU at some point decide to close 2G. A number of GPS devices also died out with the technology. GPSs that can actually be bought today.
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