Official: EU scraps 2035 ban on sales of new combustion cars | Autocar
European Commission's major reversal comes after intensive lobbying by governments and car makers
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The EU has scrapped its 2035 sales ban on new combustion cars, a senior lawmaker has said.
While yet to be officially announced, Manfred Weber – president of the EPP, the European Parliament’s largest party – told German newspaper Bild that the plans were “off the table”.
In its place, flexible emission reduction rules will be implemented, he said: "For new registrations from 2035 onwards, a 90% reduction in CO2 emissions will now be mandatory for car manufacturers' fleet targets, instead of 100%."
He added that “there will also be no 100% target from 2040 onwards”, which means that “the technology ban on combustion engines is off the table”.
It was expected, but the announcement is much sooner than I imagined. Damage to the industry has already been done.
