The transition roadmap to electric mobility established by the European Union is not without controversy and detractors. The objective is clear, to end the gasoline and diesel car by 2035. Germany, the great “locomotive” and the most important member of the EU, rejects this plan and makes it clear that the internal combustion engine will continue to live beyond said date.
Troubled times are on the horizon for the automotive industry in Europe. The Old Continent has decided to speed up the process of transition to sustainable mobility and, more specifically, electric mobility as much as possible. The roadmap established by the European Union is clear. The goal is none other than kill the gasoline and diesel car in 2035. A ban that will also affect the so-called “e-fuels”.
The internal combustion engine already has an expiration date. However, not a few detractors have questioned whether this strategic plan can be completed within the established deadlines. There are also very important dissenting voices. And proof of this are the recent statements that have been made. Some statements that show that Germany rejects Europe’s plan to end the internal combustion engine.
The Government of Germany will not accept the plans of the European Union
Christian Lindner, Minister of Finance in the German Government, pointed out that there will continue to be niche markets for combustion engines, thus ensuring that the EU roadmap is wrong. German authorities will not accept these EU plans to effectively ban the sale of new internal combustion engine cars from 2035.
In its bid to reduce emissions that contribute to global warming by 55% by 2030 from 1990 levels, the European Commission has proposed a 100% reduction in CO2 emissions from new cars by 2035. This means that, for example, brands such as SEAT, Volkswagen or Citroën, to name a few, they will not be able to sell new cars with an internal combustion engine.
Lawmakers in the European Parliament backed the proposals this month ahead of negotiations with EU member states on the final law to be passed. Within the framework of an event organized by the German BDI Industry Association, Minister Lindner assured that there will still be niche markets for thermal cars beyond 2035.
Betting on the electric car without giving up the internal combustion engine
From the statements made by Lindner, the idea can also be drawn that, although Germany seeks to be one of the leading markets in terms of sales of electric cars, it does not want to give up any technology either. Something contradictory with the messages coming from Brussels. Some messages that predict a future in which there will only be room for the battery electric car and/or hydrogen fuel cell.
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