11 Dec Auto news
Plans to impose an effective ban on selling new cars with combustion engines in the European Union have been abandoned, a senior EU lawmaker told German mass tabloid Bild on Thursday.
Instead, there will be more flexible rules to achieve a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from cars, Manfred Weber, president of the EPP, the largest party in the European Parliament, was quoted as saying.. Read More
At least seven European Union member states are calling on the European Commission to scrap the prohibition of selling new diesel and petrol vehicles by 2035, arguing that the bloc’s automotive sector will succumb to the ban otherwise, according to two letters seen by Euronews. Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Slovakia argued that it is “imperative” that the European Commission considers the sale of hybrid vehicles after 2035 as part of the upcoming legislative review announced by the EU executive. While the seven countries say they recognise the need to reduce CO2 emissions, they defend that the EU member states’ law should be grounded in technological neutrality, which essentially gives national governments the freedom to choose the best way to maintain competitiveness while cutting emissions. Read More
Brussels is reportedly preparing to announce that its ban will be delayed by five years to 2040. German chancellor Friedrich Merz, whose country is a key car-making nation, has been pressing Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, to ease the 2035 crackdown, due to fears that it would hit struggling economies. Tim Tozer, UK chairman of insurer Allianz Partners and former head of Vauxhall UK, Mazda UK and Mitsubishi Europe, told the Sunday Times: ‘I have it on good authority that the EU is going to make the date 2040.’ In doing so, European nations would allow conventional petrol and diesel passenger cars to remain in showrooms for a decade longer than the UK. As such, questions will be asked if Britons are being treated unfairly in the push toward electric vehicles. Read More
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