It would be the de facto end for conventional gasoline and diesel cars: The EU Commission wants all new cars to stop emitting emissions from 2035 onwards.
Brussels - The EU Commission wants no more conventional gasoline and diesel cars to be registered in Europe by the middle of the next decade at the latest.
A proposal presented on Wednesday stipulates that from 2035 only emission-free new vehicles should be registered in the EU.
However, there should be a review clause.
According to this, every two years it should be analyzed how far the manufacturers are;
A major test report is to follow in 2028.
In theory, the date 2035 could still be postponed.
The EU countries and the EU Parliament still have to approve the proposal.
The Commission proposal also provides that by 2030, greenhouse gas emissions from new vehicles should be reduced by 55 percent compared to 2021.
If manufacturers do not adhere to the specifications, penalties should be paid.
The project is part of the Commission's plans to implement the more stringent climate targets in Europe.
The EU wants at least 55 percent fewer greenhouse gases to be emitted by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.
By 2050, no more climate-damaging greenhouse gases are to be emitted in the Union.
For the transformation in the transport sector, charging points for electric cars are to be set up every 60 kilometers on major highways in the EU.
The Commission estimates the investment costs for the charging infrastructure at a total of 15 billion euros.
Hydrogen filling stations are to be built every 150 kilometers.
The EU Commission also said that even if you are currently assuming a poor energy mix, an electric car has lower emissions than a classic combustion engine.
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had told the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" that a time frame was important in order to ensure planning security for the manufacturers.
"How they change their production is up to the manufacturers themselves," emphasized the politician.
"They know best how to develop new cars or new fuels."
In addition to electric cars, combustion engines can also be climate-neutral if they run on hydrogen or synthetic fuels.
If produced correctly, these energy sources do not produce any additional greenhouse gases.
Currently, however, the alternatives are relatively expensive. At the end of 2020, the ADAC assumed that one liter of synthetic fuel would cost around 4.50 euros to produce. Optimistic forecasts considered a price of 2.29 euros including taxes in 2030 to be possible.
New climate targets for road traffic were also announced in Great Britain on Wednesday. Accordingly, the sale of diesel and gasoline trucks should expire by 2040 at the latest. The measure is part of a government project to significantly reduce emissions from traffic. For this purpose, the sale of diesel and gasoline vehicles with a weight of 3.5 to 26 tons is to be banned from 2035 and the sale of heavier trucks by 2040 at the latest, as the Ministry of Transport announced in London. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had already announced a ban on the sale of classic diesel and gasoline cars for 2030 in November 2020. dpa
