This is a measure voted by the European Parliament and provides for the sale of only green vehicles from 2035. Better to find out immediately how much it can really pollute our car …
On the night between 28 and 29 June 2022, the EU Council of Ministers for the Environment announced a historic turning point, or a very important step for the defense of the environment: the package of green measures approved ‘Suitable for 55’ for the climate, which will lead to a 100% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2035 for new cars. So, stop on the sale of endothermic (internal combustion) petrol and diesel vehicles. If it was initially thought that the European Parliament would not approve the vote to postpone everything to 2040, now the situation is defined and negotiations can begin to reach a agreement on final legislative texts. There are over 10 years to adapt to an epochal change.
No to the sale of polluting cars and vans, so it is decided: the market is ready to drastically change the solutions offered to consumers. Not immediately, of course. But it is a certainty that transport is the main source of altered climate emissionsderived largely from automobiles. Italy reacted with some initial fear to the “Fit for 55”, since in the absence of zero-impact alternatives available to businesses, the change would be for many a madness that would result in an unsustainable increase in costs for companies. The concern would be directed above all on the fact of being able to guarantee competitiveness in the face of international competitors who do not have the same level of European climate ambition.
Auto market, new zero point in 2035: how much do we pollute today?
The European Union will then impose on all countries the obligation to dispose charging columns along main roads at regular intervals, i.e. every 60 km for electricity and every 150 km for hydrogen. Even Italy, for the moment very far from this type of organization, will have to adapt. In anticipation of 2035, it is appropriate to ask: how much does our car really consume?
In fact, there are real environmental classes to which they belong, called “Euro Category”: these subdivide vehicles on the basis of climate-altering gas emissions: CO2, but also nitrogen oxides. Depending on the result, if a car complies with the limits established by European regulations, it is homologated. It can therefore be registered and placed on the market.
There are in particular the Euro 1 (1993), Euro 2 (1997), Euro 3 (2001), Euro 4 (2006), Euro 5 (2009 and 2011) and Euro 6 (2016). To check the environmental class of cars and motorcycles, the online service is available on the motorist’s portal page. Just select the car type and enter the license plate number. In any case, however, it is useful to consult the year of registration of a vehicle, even with the aid of the registration certificate.
Until when will we be able to circulate with our cars considered “polluting”? Pay particular attention to the provisions of the Regions of Lombardy, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto: here there are several prohibitions and blocks, even if only by time slot, of cars classified from Euro 1 to Euro 4.
