Brussels, Belgium
The European Commission
wants to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, under a massive
plan to fight climate change. All new cars registered as of 2035 will be zero
emission.
It
implies that all cars and light vans sold from that date will be
battery-powered electric cars, which currently represent less than a tenth of
new registrations in the EU. The move may be fiercely opposed by some groups in
the industry lobby.
The
European Automobile Manufacturer’s Association (ACEA) said it supported efforts
to make the EU carbon neutral by 2050, as envisaged by draft climate laws.
Pressure group Transport and Environment welcomed the plan as a “turning
point" for green motoring.
There
is caution among member states like France, Germany, Spain and Italy which have
large sectors manufacturing traditional combustion engine vehicles and hybrids
that support hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Politicians
fear that motorists will see fuel prices rising as a result of carbon levies
and as they are pushed to sell their gas-guzzlers and buy new electric cars.
Oliver
Zipse, president of the ACEA lobby group and chief executive of BMW,
stated that the plan would only be successful with mandatory targets for the
ramp-up of charging and refuelling infrastructure in all member states.
Economic
fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has hit the road vehicle market hard, but
electric cars have been an exception, with growth accelerating.
Source: News 18
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