The EU wants the end of gasoline and diesel engines by 2025
In an effort to achieve the goals of the European Green Agreement, Europe is proposing “clean” vehicles with the new Euro7 Pollution Directive, which is under discussion and has already provoked reactions from the car industry.
The proposal calls for an end to internal combustion engines in Europe from 2025, and Frans Timmermans, the European Union’s climate policy leader, said: ” Any decision will be taken after dialogue with the car industry, but we can not wait. until 2029 for further reduction of our emissions “.
ou know the car industry starts by saying it’s impossible and eventually complies. But I do not take this as a model for my negotiations now because we have to listen to the car manufacturers and we have to listen to their arguments.
The reactions are strong mainly from the German manufacturers, who claim that the measures are not technically feasible, mainly because the strict emission limits must be observed even in extreme driving conditions such as uphill roads in the mountains and extremely low temperatures. In addition, they believe that internal combustion engines are still necessary for those living in the countryside without easy access to charging infrastructure.
Instead of announcing bans on internal combustion engines in the short term, what the industry urgently needs is a strong political commitment to establish all possibilities for the transition to zero-emission mobility, such as charging infrastructure and incentives. A further development towards Euro 7 must be done with a sense of proportion and there must be a balanced cost-benefit ratio.
