Sale of cars with internal combustion engines after 2035

German Minister of Transport, Volker Weising Vice President of the European Commission, Franz Timmermans, announced that an agreement had finally been reached that would see sales of the IX continue. and light commercial vehicles with internal combustion engines (diesel and petrol) and after 2035 as long as they use a climate neutralizer Synthetic fuel Synthetic fuel.

As German “Spiegel” reported, the German chancellor initially agreed Saltz with the President of France Macron Then Wiesing overcame the objections of the Swedish government, so the legation also gave the go-ahead.

Roadmap for Fall 2024

Wiesing tweeted that “The way is clear: Europe remains technology-neutral”, revealing that the deal closed on Friday, March 24, late at night. In the negotiations, specific implementation steps and a binding timetable were defined, with the whole process completed by the fall of 2024. The Timmermans For his part, he tweeted, “We have reached an agreement with Germany on the future of using electronic fuel in cars,” and confirmed that it will now be. Try to pass the new CO2 emission directives for cars as quickly as possible.

Europeans are divided

Last October, the European Parliament and EU member states agreed that from 2035 onwards, only IX and light commercial vehicles are zero-emission. However, Germany raised objections along the way and demanded – together with Italy, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Latvia, etc. – that sales of vehicles with internal combustion engines continue after 2035, As long as they use climate neutral e-fuel instead of petrol and diesel. However, the Germans caused a change of course Feedback from various EU member stateswho described it as Bad example for the futurewhile major auto manufacturers reacted negatively, such as Volvo and the strongholdbecause they focused the development of their models exclusively on electricity.

However, electronic fuel is produced in Extremely small portionsAnd It’s expensive and he It is doubtful that they will be able to meet the needs of freight and aviation in the future, as they will be used on a priority basis. Thus, having sufficient amounts of electric fuel left for vehicular traffic is extremely challenging. And light commercial vehicles, with the exception of some special categories such as ambulances, fire engines, and others.