Got this today in the Reuters Auto File
Germany’s auto industry has been clear about its desire to amend, delay or simply get rid of the European Union’s 2035 ban on the sale of new fossil-fuel cars.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has also now made it clear that he has the auto industry’s back, declaring if he has his way “there will be no such hard cut in 2035."
Like Germany’s economically important auto industry, Merz says he favors allowing different technologies incorporating combustion engines such as plug-in hybrids and EV range extenders to thrive beyond 2035.
For many years Germany largely got what it wanted when it came to the EU, not least of all because it pays a lot of the bloc’s bills. But it remains to be seen how much the European Commission is willing to budge on key climate commitments.
Germany’s auto industry has been clear about its desire to amend, delay or simply get rid of the European Union’s 2035 ban on the sale of new fossil-fuel cars.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has also now made it clear that he has the auto industry’s back, declaring if he has his way “there will be no such hard cut in 2035."
Like Germany’s economically important auto industry, Merz says he favors allowing different technologies incorporating combustion engines such as plug-in hybrids and EV range extenders to thrive beyond 2035.
For many years Germany largely got what it wanted when it came to the EU, not least of all because it pays a lot of the bloc’s bills. But it remains to be seen how much the European Commission is willing to budge on key climate commitments.
