Aston Martin is on a bit of a high. The British automaker recently debuted spectacular new cars like V12 Vantage and the world's most powerful luxury SUV, the DBX707. Both vehicles are astonishing, and their amazing performance comes exclusively from internal combustion. That will likely change with a new Ferrari-fighting supercar, but full-scale electrification is something that CEO Tobias Moers is vehemently opposed to.

His staff seems to agree, as evidenced by the outcome of an interview that Aston Martin's Chief Creative Officer, Marek Reichman, took with Australian publication Drive after he arrived Down Under for this weekend's Aussie Grand Prix.

Mr. Reichman was also presenting the Valhalla supercar - which is hybridized - to local media and was asked about the long-term viability of electrification. "Electrification is not the answer," said Reichman. "It is a stage on our journey to zero [-emission] fuels, but it is not the answer."

Reichman sees the same challenges with EVs that most everyday consumers do: "You will never be able to recharge an EV in two minutes like you refuel now. The convenience will never be there. Then there [are] the raw materials needed to produce enough batteries for the number of cars we [the industry] produce today. Right now, many millions of cars are produced every year. Where are the minerals for those batteries going to come from? Every year?"

Reichman went on to note the challenges of infrastructure and the increased strain on national power grids, adding that "charging stations are not the solution, neither is home charging on existing grids."

So what is the solution? Biofuels and hydrogen are where Riechman (and his CEO, Moers) envisages potential for long-term power generation.

"I see [ICE] living as long as it possibly can, as long as the legislation will allow, because there are customers who love and want those types of cars. And once we get deeper into zero fuels then there's more chance of an ICE unit surviving. At the end of the day, the tailpipe is going to be where companies will be legislated. So biofuel or a hydrogen fuel cell offers potential solutions here."

Reichman goes on to explain that he thinks "small, independent OEMs" like Aston, Ferrari, and McLaren ought to work together to negotiate more leeway within impending emissions regulations. If enough of them band together to develop synthetic fuels, proving the viability of ICE engines to lawmakers, we can stop worrying about installing more EV chargers and can celebrate a new future where internal combustion works out cleaner than EVs. Fingers crossed.