On Thursday, negotiators from the European Council (EU Member States), the European Parliament and the European Commission reached an agreement to ban the sale of new combustion engine cars and trucks from 2035.
Furthermore, the European Council confirmed in a statement that it has been approved to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 55% for new cars and 50% for new trucks by 2030 compared to 2021..
Manufacturers who do not meet these thresholds will also have to pay a fine of 95 euros per gram of surplus for the fleet cars they sell, and this will allow, they say in Brussels, that zero-emission cars can ultimately be cheaper than conventional cars..
In principle, the scale assumes that in 2035 cars that do not emit carbon dioxide during the revolving can be sold, that is, today, 100% electric and hydrogen fuel cell models, of all other types, be they gas or hybrid ( composed of additives or not) from the market, unless fuels that do not emit this component are developed in the future.
Czech Environment Minister Anna Hobakova, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2050, said this is the first piece of legislation in the package. “Suitable for 55”Decarbonising the EU by 2050, a strong signal that the EU is determined to move towards climate neutrality and a green transition “, stating” No polluted car can drive “.
