Car crisis in the European Union: harsh reaction from Italy and Germany
The regulation, which was approved at the General Assembly of the European Parliament (EP) last month and which will bring strict carbon emission standards to new cars and light commercial vehicles to be sold in EU countries, has provoked reaction. of the main car manufacturing countries in the EU. .
German Transport Minister Volker Wissing has announced that his country will not support the plan to ban all new cars and light commercial vehicles with internal combustion engines to be sold in EU countries from 2035.
Pointing out that to support such a plan, the EU should introduce an exemption for renewable energy and synthetic fuels produced by capturing carbon dioxide in the air, Wissing said the EU Commission has not yet prepared a proposal for a regulation on this matter.
“WE WILL VOTE AGAINST THE PLAN”
Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, energy minister of Italy, one of Europe’s biggest carmakers, also said his country will vote against a plan to ban sales of new gasoline and diesel cars in Europe after 12 years.
Recalling that the ambassadors of the EU member states will hold a meeting in Brussels on this issue, Fratin stressed that Italy is against the regulation that includes banning the production and sale of cars and vans with internal combustion engines until 2035, and that the only way to achieve zero emissions should not be electric cars.
ONLY ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE PLANNED FOR SALE AFTER 2035
Under the regulation, which must be officially approved by EU member states to take effect, all new cars and light commercial vehicles sold in EU member states after 2035 will have to be zero-emissions.
Car manufacturers will reduce their carbon emissions by 100 percent by 2035. Thus, from that date, new cars with internal combustion engines, including gasoline and diesel cars, will not be able to be marketed in EU countries .
The emissions reduction target for 2030 will be 55 percent for cars and 50 percent for trucks.
A new methodology will be developed to assess the carbon emissions that a vehicle will emit throughout its useful life.
It will be ensured that the emission limit values are harmonized with the emissions in actual use.
The regulation in question was among the proposals included in the “Compliance with 55” package, which is part of the European Green Deal and aims to reduce emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030. (BRITISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB)