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Combustion-engine cars will be banned in 2035, according to EU legislators

The European Parliament backed a proposal to phase out the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines by 2035, in order to speed up the development of electric vehicles and combat climate change. In Strasbourg, France, the European Union assembly agreed to mandate automakers to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 100 percent by the middle of the next decade. The regulation would effectively ban the sale of new gasoline or diesel cars in the EU's 27 member states. In addition, EU legislators agreed to a 55 percent decrease in CO2 emissions from autos in 2030 compared to 2021. The action strengthens an existing requirement for the automobile industry to reduce CO2 emissions by 37.5 percent on average by the end of the decade compared to the previous year. Environmentalists applauded the legislature's actions. The vote gave "a fighting chance of averting runaway climate change," according to Transport & Environment, a Brussels-based coalition. However, the VDA, a German auto industry lobby group, slammed the vote, claiming that it overlooked Europe's lack of charging infrastructure. The group also claimed that the vote was "a decision against innovation and technology," referring to business demands that synthetic fuels be exempted from the ban, which European legislators rejected. The 2035 deadline, if agreed by EU members, will be especially difficult for German automakers, who have focused on strong and expensive combustion engines while lagging behind foreign competitors when it comes to electric cars. The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, recommended the 2030 CO2-reduction target and a 2035 combustion engine ban last year. Cars are responsible for about 12% of European glasshouse gas emissions, which are linked to climate change and are blamed for more frequent and powerful heat waves, storms, and floods. Before a final EU agreement on tighter car emission regulations is ratified, the governments of EU member nations must provide their verdicts in the coming weeks or months. Read more: https://techxplore.com/news/2022-06-eu-lawmakers-endorse-combustion-engine-cars.html

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  • We Don't Have Time

    138 w

    Dear Terran Industries Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to European Parliament and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time

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    • Phillip Matavu

      139 w

      Enough is enough we are taking on Governments

      • Manish Khurana

        139 w

        While we stop the sales of fossil fuel cars, we should also institutionalise a system of battery recycling.

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        • Phillip Matavu

          139 w

          My plea is let the EU parliament involve us as key stakeholders

          • Nighat Sultana

            139 w

            Thank You. There are different alternatives to combustion or fossil cars like battery, solar and electric vehicles. The experienced car related companies can help the parliament to create case regarding penalty. AL HAMDULILAH.

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            • Timothy Ndegwa

              139 w

              This is a great gesture by the European parliament to foster transition to electric cars.However, they should consider extending the grace period to untill 2035.

              • Phillip Matavu

                139 w

                Yep we don't need fossil fuels we have better green energy

                • Patrik Lobergh

                  139 w

                  Fossil cars should stop selling after 2027, giving a 5 years grace period. We Don't Have Time until 2035.

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