Italy leads an important group of countries that ask to postpone the death of the car with an internal combustion engine. The roadmap set by the European Union establishes the end of the thermal car in 2035. The document presented by these countries asks to postpone the indicated date until 2040.
The number of dissenting voices on the roadmap established by the European Union for the transition to electric mobility continues to grow. In recent days, a lot of controversy has been generated about the statements made by a German minister in which he showed his disagreement. Now, an important group of European countries arises that asks to delay the death of the thermal car.
It is important to remember that the EU has set the death of the gasoline and diesel car in 2035. The ban on the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines will also affect vehicles capable of using synthetic fuels. Is it possible to modify this ambitious strategic plan? Italy, Bulgaria, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia advocate a postponement of the fixed schedule.
Postpone the death of the thermal car from the year 2035 to 2040
In the text presented jointly by these EU member countries, it states that this postponement seeks to avoid “disproportionate and unnecessary costs for both the automobile sector and consumers.” The ambassadors of the member countries of the block have presented this past Friday the aforementioned text. A text proposing to impose a 90% reduction in emissions for individual new car sales in 2035. The new goal proposed to reach zero emission is 2040.
“Achieving zero-emission mobility will require overcoming obstacles: increasing charging infrastructure, developing battery production, improving current technologies cost-effectively, introducing incentives for consumers,” the document highlights. It is also noted that it will take time for the industrial ecosystem, with its dense network of subcontractors and small and medium-sized enterprises, to adapt to new components and technologies.
In the future that glimpses from Brussels there is only room for battery electric and/or hydrogen fuel cell cars. The rest of the technologies will not have space in the passenger car market. A position that caused great discomfort when it was announced in 2021, since this roadmap also meant, in the end, the death of hybrid (HEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) cars.
Italy asks for more time to achieve a future led by the electric car
Weather. This is precisely the main key. Certain countries that make up the European Union need more time to make the aforementioned ban on the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines viable. In the specific case of Spain, it is enough to take a quick look at the sales figures to realize what the reality is in our market. In 2021, 23,686 electric cars were registered, which represents a market share of only 2.76%.
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