EU Ban 2035 on Petrol Motors

[tracktoy]

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.

 

[tracktoy]

and today in the press, its still not a done deal but change may be in the air

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/eu-yields-pressure-automakers-it-rethinks-2035-combustion-car-ban-2025-12-15/

Political battles swirl over the fate of Europe’s car industry

Opponents of the EU’s 2035 combustion engine ban are proclaiming victory, but there’s a long way to go before the law is changed.

www.politico.eu

• European Commission expected to make announcement on Tuesday
• Ban could be pushed back 5 years or softened indefinitely -sources
• Most significant climb-down on EU green policies of past 5 years
• EV makers say reneging on ban would yield more ground to China

BRUSSELS/LONDON/STOCKHOLM, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The European Commission is expected on Tuesday to reverse the EU's effective ban on sales of new combustion-engine cars from 2035, bowing to intense pressure from Germany, Italy and European automakers struggling against Chinese and U.S. rivals.
The move, the details of which are still being hashed out by EU officials ahead of its unveiling, could see the effective ban pushed back by five years or softened indefinitely, official and industry sources said.

 

[SRGTD]

Another from last Friday;

Europe Gives Up On Its 2035 Internal Combustion Engine Ban - Jalopnik

The European Commission throws in the towel on planned 2035 combustion engine ban, global EV sales see their slowest growth since February of 2024, and more.

www.jalopnik.com

 

[CosmicBlue]

Makes one wonder if the automakers would have a legal case against the EU for being forced down the EV road - costing billions of whatever currency you can think of and 10s of thousands of jobs.

 

[SkysTheLimit]

Could see that coming for a while. Looks like at least a couple of manufacturers (Porsche come to mind) have flipped on starting to focus on EVs back to ICE.

 

[tracktoy]

What they may do is adjust to only allow petrol engines in hybrid cars, although it looks like just a delay in the start date currently.

Hopefully they will use that time to roll out the charging infrastructure, but probably not.