Nothing has helped yet. The ban on the sale of cars with internal combustion engines applies until 2035 – Garáž.cz

According to the commissioner, there will be tighter limits for CO2 emissions as well from next year, as the commission had previously decided. Reuters tells about it today.

For example, Italy and the Czech Republic have reservations against the EU’s plans. According to these two states, the significant reduction in sales of electric cars means that car makers cannot meet the necessary targets. So Prague and Rome asked Brussels to urgently review these requirements. When EU lawmakers asked Hoekstra about his plans for the automotive sector, he told them that climate protection rules provide a predictable investment environment.

Executive Bloomberg today that Italy has put pressure on the EU plan to review because the car industry already has big enough problems changing production to meet the demands of the transition to electromobility. Italy and the Czech Republic prefer a wider range of options in addition to battery electric cars and hydrogen-powered vehicles, writes Bloomberg. He refers to the version of the text, which he had the opportunity to look at. The countries want the planned review of the plan, announced by the European Commission (EC), to be moved from 2026 to next year.

The European car industry is struggling to meet the EU’s climate goals. On the one hand, there is competition from China, and on the other hand, demand among people is decreasing. Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election also raises concerns about additional tariffs, especially for German manufacturers, which export more vehicles to the US than any other country.

“The sector is now at a critical stage and faces very challenging challenges in terms of production, employment and global competition, which require urgent and coordinated action at EU level,” read the draft document cited by Bloomberg “The competitiveness of the European car industry must be at the heart of EU policy,” he continues. The text of the document may still change in the final version.

The European Commission will engage with industry representatives “to basically tell how we can shape this bright future, how we can stick to the targets, how we can ensure predictability “, Hoekstra told a European Parliament (EP) hearing. “Many of the car CEOs I spoke to have said that they can achieve these goals,” Hoekstra said, without naming specific companies.

But Hoekstra said the industry wants more public investment in EV charging infrastructure. “And I think that’s a fair request,” he said.

At the request of Germany, the European Commission has already agreed to change the changes for the removal of cars with internal combustion engines by 2035, to allow e-fuel cars to be sold even after the this date. These are produced using captured CO2 and electricity from renewable sources. In theory, they can be 100% emission free.

“What I cannot do, because it was a process where it took a long time to reach a consensus, is to break what we agreed on cars,” Hoekstra said when Lawmakers were asked if Brussels would also consider a larger role for biofuels.

Car manufacturers have warned that they will not be able to meet the EU limits for cars on CO2 emissions for next year. So they are preparing for a fine of around billions of euro. Hoekstra said those concerns could be overblown, given the relatively low taxes EU carmakers have been hit with for failing to meet emissions targets set for as early as 2020. the German car maker Volkswagen faces a fine of more than 100 million euros (CZK 2.5 billion).

Hoekstra is trying to be confirmed by the European Parliament for the next five years as climate commissioner, a position he has held since last October. Hoekstra finished the hearing of the EP today, the European Parliament should decide on the approval of the new European Commission at the end of this month.