Germany and the European Union announced Saturday that they have reached an agreement in their dispute over the future of cars with combustion engines, allowing the registration of new vehicles with such engines even after 2035 provided they use climate-neutral fuel only.

 

EU Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans tweeted that “we have found an agreement with Germany on the future use of e-fuels in cars.”

German Transport Minister Volker Wissing tweeted that the way had been cleared for vehicles with internal combustion engines that only use climate-neutral fuels to be newly registered even after 2035.

 

“We secure opportunities for Europe by preserving important options for climate-neutral and affordable mobility," Wissing wrote.

No surprise, and who didn't see that coming.   Make it hard to implement, so they have to cower to fossil fuel industry.

Whilst the Europe, the UK and other nations strangle their economies with bans on internal combustion engines, and by imposing 15 minute cities, other countries will thrive and still won't give a damn about polluting the world's atmosphere.

 

35 minutes ago, soi3eddie said:

Whilst the Europe, the UK and other nations strangle their economies with bans on internal combustion engines, and by imposing 15 minute cities, other countries will thrive and still won't give a damn about polluting the world's atmosphere.

 

Exactly, Thailand doesn't care about massive pollution from crop burning let alone a few car exhausts.

What I don't get, is the logic of restricting certain types of engines, while a 100% tax on non e-fuels would be much easier to implement, such revenue could be used to subsidise  innovative environmental projects.

1 hour ago, soi3eddie said:

Whilst the Europe, the UK and other nations strangle their economies with bans on internal combustion engines, and by imposing 15 minute cities, other countries will thrive and still won't give a damn about polluting the world's atmosphere.

 

As I wrote in another thread:

China will build two new coal fired plants per week(!).

Wladimir will supply coal for a friendship price.

They now have about 900 gigawatts of coal based electrical power alone. US has 25.

Total(!) installed electrical power in Germany about 218 GW.