Germany, EU reach agreement in combustion engine row
1 year, 9 months ago

Germany, EU reach agreement in combustion engine row

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany and the European Union announced Saturday that they have reached an agreement in their dispute over the future of cars with combustion engines, allowing the registration of new vehicles with such engines even after 2035 provided they use climate-neutral fuel only. EU Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans tweeted that “we have found an agreement with Germany on the future use of e-fuels in cars.” German Transport Minister Volker Wissing tweeted that the way had been cleared for vehicles with internal combustion engines that only use climate-neutral fuels to be newly registered even after 2035. Timmermans also wrote that “we will work now on getting the CO2-standards for cars regulation adopted as soon as possible.” The issue has driven an ideological wedge within the German government between Wissing’s libertarian Free Democratic Party, or FDP, and the environmentalist Green party, which had backed a complete ban on combustion engines. Germany’s main opposition party, the center-right Union bloc, also opposed an EU-wide ban on combustion engine vehicles, warning that it would harm the country’s prized auto industry.

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Germany reaches deal with EU on future use of combustion engines
1 year, 9 months ago

Germany reaches deal with EU on future use of combustion engines

The Hindu  

Germany and the European Union announced on March 25 that they have reached an agreement in their dispute over the future of cars with combustion engines, allowing the registration of new vehicles with such engines even after 2035 provided they use climate-neutral fuel only. — Frans Timmermans March 25, 2023 German Transport Minister Volker Wissing tweeted that the way had …

EU countries postpone vote on combustion engine ban
1 year, 10 months ago

EU countries postpone vote on combustion engine ban

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The adoption by European Union member countries of new carbon dioxide emission standards for cars and vans has been postponed amid opposition from Germany and conservative lawmakers, the presidency of the EU ministers’ council said Friday. Germany’s transportation minister said this week that his country would not back a proposed EU ban on the sale of new cars …

Germany threatens to hold up EU’s combustion-engine car ban
1 year, 10 months ago

Germany threatens to hold up EU’s combustion-engine car ban

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s transport minister said Tuesday that his country won’t back a planned European Union ban on the sale of new cars with combustion engines from 2035, after failing to get assurances from the bloc’s executive for an exemption on synthetic fuels. The plan, which is part of the bloc’s effort to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, effectively means …

EU approves ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035
2 years, 2 months ago

EU approves ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union lawmakers and member countries reached a deal to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars and vans by 2035. The deal EU negotiators sealed Thursday night is the first agreement of the bloc’s “Fit for 55" package, which the bloc’s executive commission set up to achieve the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by …

Car makers ask for time as EU ban on conventional engines moves forward
2 years, 7 months ago

Car makers ask for time as EU ban on conventional engines moves forward

Live Mint  

As Europe moves closer to approving a legal ban on the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines, auto makers are calling for more time to make the shift to electric cars. Lawmakers in the European Parliament on Wednesday approved a plan for cutting greenhouse gas emissions that includes a proposal to ban the sale of new cars that …

EU lawmakers endorse ban on combustion-engine cars in 2035
2 years, 7 months ago

EU lawmakers endorse ban on combustion-engine cars in 2035

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Parliament on Wednesday threw its weight behind a proposed ban on selling new cars with combustion engines in 2035, seeking to step up the fight against climate change through the faster development of electric vehicles. The 2030 CO2-reduction target and ban on combustion engines in 2035 were proposed last year by the European Commission, the EU’s …

EU lawmakers back ban on new fossil-fuel cars from 2035
2 years, 7 months ago

EU lawmakers back ban on new fossil-fuel cars from 2035

Al Jazeera  

Transport produces 25 percent of Europe’s planet-heating emissions, and greenhouse gases from the sector have increased in recent years, threatening efforts to avert dangerous levels of climate change. Lawmakers supported a proposal, made by the European Commission last year, to require a 100 percent reduction in CO2 emissions from new cars by 2035, which would make it impossible to sell …

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