Earthquake for Greta environmentalists: some European Union countries (and others) have moved in the opposite and opposite direction on the incentive policy for electric cars. It’s about Switzerland, Sweden and Germanywhere in the morning bills aimed at blocking the circulation of these vehicles and suspending their bonuses were proposed.
It is precisely Bern that has applied the most “extreme” measures. In fact, the Federal Council has proposed new provisions in relation to the the blocking of hybrid vehicles, except for medical and work reasons, the only cases in which it will be allowed to circulate with the electric one. The main reason would be precisely the energy crisis that our continent is facing, with the aim of the Swiss government to reduce energy consumption as much as possible to cope with the arrival of the coldest months of the year.
Sweden, on the other hand, has decided to eliminate the 2018 eco-bonuswhich provided for the possibility of obtaining an incentive of up to 7 thousand euros for all those who had purchased a hybrid car. Same orientation as in Berlin, where the Scholz government has already set a date after which these benefits will no longer be paid: January 1, 2023.
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The measures are in stark contrast to the policy undertaken in recent months by the Brussels leaders. As you remember, in fact, the EU has decided to cancel petrol and diesel cars, placing a driving ban that will take effect from 2035. A gift to the Chinese economy, at least in two fundamental respects.
On the one hand, some European states (see Italy) are absolutely unable to support such a radical ecological transition. There are no Pnrr that hold: our country remains light years away from green Germany, and a radical environmental policy risks generating not only damage, but an enormous insult, given the fact that Italy (and the EU) excel in the global automotive market. On the other hand, there is Chinese power which continues to gallop in this sector as well. As it happens, Beijing is betting on the hybrid vehicle to further extend its tentacles in the world economy.
In short, with the ban on the circulation of petrol and diesel cars from 2035, Brussels is literally handing over the house keys to the Xi Jinping regimealready expanding thanks to the development of the Silk Road project and the numerous German lusts towards the Dragon. Yet, at least under the shadow of Berlin, the energy crisis threatens to change the scenario. And who knows if this move will also affect the button rooms of Brussels.
