The European Union on Tuesday approved a plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in member states by 2035, after Germany successfully fought to create a loophole for fuel-powered vehicles. electronic material.
The proposed law would require all new passenger cars sold in EU countries to produce zero CO2 emissions from 2035, up from a 2030 target of a 50% reduction in emissions compared to the EU’s year 2021.
When 2035 timeline has been suggested in July 2021, is expected to result in a complete ban on the sale of new cars using internal combustion engines. But in recent weeks, Germany has led a campaign to include exemptions for vehicles that use e-fuel, also known as synthetic fuel. Those fuels are not currently produced in significant quantities, but they are seen by some automakers as a way to keep internal combustion cars on the road under a carbon emission ban.
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Proponents of e-fuels argue that they are carbon neutral because while burning them produces the same carbon emissions as conventional fossil fuels, they are made from carbon captured from the atmosphere, along with green hydrogen. produced through electrolysis.
An agreement between the European Commission and Germany to fill the e-fuel gap, which EU climate policy chief Frans Timmermans confirmed on Saturday, appears crucial to getting approval. Germany on a 2035 timeline. The commission plans to put forward a proposal on how to implement the e-fuel rule this fall. It is expected to include a requirement that e-fueled cars not be filled with gasoline or diesel, according to Reuters.
The European Commission also released new guidelines on charging infrastructure, calling for 1.3 kW of electricity per electric vehicle in every EU member state and fast charging stations with a capacity of at least 150 kW to be located. 37.2 miles apart along trans-European motorways from 2025 onwards. This closely resembles the US plan four 150-kw chargers, every 50 miles.
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The Commission also laid out a launch plan for heavy-duty EV charging and for hydrogen infrastructure, but all these measures still need to be approved by the European Parliament and Council, with a transition period. Before getting into work.
United States, California leads in 2020 with a proposal to ban all new internal combustion vehicles, with the exception of plug-in hybrids. Many other US states have followed suit, including one bloc of West Coast statesbut not all states that follow California’s emissions rules, which are stricter than the federal ones, agree with 2035 car ban.
