Good morning,
The outlook into the future with petrol or diesel powered engine vehicle is concerning.
One side I fully understand that something needs to be done. On the other side there are (let's concentrate only on Europe) millions and millions of diesel vehicles (lets also only concentrate on diesel powered vehicles) on the roads in Europe alone.
To purchase a vehicle is the second most expensive item that one can buy after a property. New vehicles were purchased at the time meeting the standards given by the government (ok, let's pretend that is the case). A few years later those vehicles are deemed not save for the environment and the owners are asked to replace them with whatever (again, something that gets the standards from the government).
Who will pay for this? Families already struggle as it is. Cost of living, mortgage, education etc. increases every year (for example house prices in Ireland ((Dublin)) are on the rise).
Because of this I can not see that there will be huge restrictions or bans or composition engines. That will be an outcry (and I will join this). My fear will be that the cost of petrol, diesel, tax etc. will be very high to encourage users to move away from those engines.
But again, even if I have to pay EUR 2.50 for a liter of diesel it is cheaper for me to continue to use the California than to buy a new vehicle for EUR 25.000 or more. Especially at that point the camper is nothing worth anymore, because nobody will buy a diesel car.
I am not sure if I would buy another California, campervan or motorhome at the moment (if I have to finance it). Also I wouldn't buy a petrol or diesel car anymore. Now that narrows down the suitable options a lot. Fully electric cars are for me a no go, so only hybrid cars are left. But this is debatable as well.
I am not the youngest anymore, so I believe as long as I am able to drive safely I can use my T6 California from 2017. What my children will drive in 10x years is a different matter.
Happy California,
Eberhard