Die Europäische Union ändert ihre Meinung. Ein Verbot von Verbrennungsmotoren wird es schließlich nicht geben

Sorry for editing a bit the headline, it’s for more clarity reasons.

Here’s the article:

Most automakers are urging the European Union to drop the combustion engine ban planned for 2035. Car companies have legitimate reasons to push back, citing an underdeveloped charging infrastructure and higher EV prices. Additionally, there’s a serious risk that the automotive manufacturing industry would lose hundreds of thousands of jobs if all companies were forced to build only electric cars.

For a while, the EU seemed unwilling to budge. As recently as this past spring, the cut-off date was still in place. However, mounting pressure to change the legislation is finally working, as combustion engines will continue after the middle of the next decade. It appears a letter sent by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen persuaded the governing body to back away from the ban.

In an interview with German business newspaper Handelsblatt (subscription required), the Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism said the letter has been “very well received in Brussels.” Apostolos Tzitzikostas confirmed that combustion engines will continue past 2035, but only in cars running on low-emissions, renewable fuels such as synthetic and biofuels.

One relevant example is HVO100, made entirely from hydrotreated vegetable oil derived from vegetable oils and animal fats. BMW already fuels diesel cars made in Germany with HVO100, which is claimed to curb emissions by 90 percent compared to regular diesel.

In my view,  this is a mistake.  Time waits for no man,  and this will just lead to Chinese EV hegemony. 

Hard to see green future with all that money blocking their eyesight…

Yet another example why we’re just not good enough at this game. What’s next, subsidize the car industry because they’re not able to sell enough to compete with the better Chinese companies and we’re afraid that people will lose their jobs?

Aaaaand China won, again! Hi medievil Europa.

Please not the wood pellet scam one more time, pretending immediate CO2 emissions are somewhat compensating upstream or downstream in some other time in some other place…

On one hand, i hate this news.
On the other hand, forcing people to buy an expensive EV is not great either.

Bring some dirt cheap EVs to market and people wouldnt mind switching.

The European Green Deal is a farce.

I said years ago that this would happen, and everyone booed me. Anyone who really knows the EU has known for years that the key decision makers, their political affiliations, and their networks have way too much money in the game.

When a bunch of girlbosses successfully regulated the European car industry into oblivion and now they have to walk it back… Beautiful! 💅

Weak

We need politicians with a vision of the future, not just an eye on the pockets of today’s big corps. This ain’t it.

These sort of bans were always destined for this. It’s why politicians set the implementation date so far into the future. They can win votes immediately knowing they will likely not be around when the reality hits and the ban date is shifted or cancelled.

What is the point in producing them anyways when the world is moving towards electric which is cheaper to produce easier to maintain. And the Chinese already control the market which we are lagging behind. But sure, lets continue producing more of the antiques.

Excellent news. It was pointless and counterproductive.

Mind you, the only manufacturer that came out in support of the ban was Volvo. But Volvo is owned by China’s Geely. So that explains it.

Rare UE W. Let us enjoy real cars, not vacum cleaners shaped like a box

Why are we so insistent on destroying our future?

>Apostolos Tzitzikostas confirmed that combustion engines will continue past 2035, but **only in cars running on low-emissions, renewable fuels such as synthetic and biofuels**.

Unsurprisingly a lot of people didn’t bother to read the article.

No other country is introducing a ban to ICEs. The idea to ban them was stupid to begin with.

It is not a surprise that the EU is backtracking.

That back and forth is actually the worst for the industry, I think. It would have been great to decide on one path 10 years ago. Now it’s all a stupid mix and no clear path forward.

Since we are already copying china with privacy laws, might as well copy them with car industry, at least that would be something useful

For everyone who doesn’t know china has a bidding system for car plates since there is a limit how many can be issued a year so its hella expensive, but for electric cars its free

The green deal has been weaken so much it’s basically dead. The EU doesn’t want to lead nor innovate and so it continues to trail behind the larger nations. At least there’s mentions of alternative fuels to offset carbon emissions.

THANK GOD, FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS.