Europe will ban gasoline vehicles from 2035 – 02/14/2023 – Market

The European Parliament approved, this Tuesday (14), the draft regulation that prohibits the sale of new vehicles with gasoline and diesel engines from 2035.

The emblematic text for the European climate objectives, which was opposed by the PPE (conservative, main party of the Eurochamber), was approved by 340 votes in favour, 279 against and 21 abstentions.

“We reached a historic agreement, which reconciles the car and the climate”, said ecologist MEP Karima Delli, president of the Transport Commission.

The text provides for the zero reduction of CO2 emissions from zero kilometer vehicles and vans in Europe from 2035. This means, in fact, the end of sales of new vehicles and light utility vehicles with gasoline and diesel engines in the EU from the date, as well as hybrids (fuel-electric), in favor of 100% electric vehicles.

The European Commission presented the proposal for this regulation in July 2021, in a project that generated intense negotiations between the Parliament and the European Council, which represents the countries of the bloc.

Now, the Council will have to formally approve the text for it to enter into force.

This is the first concrete agreement related to the so-called European “climate package”, which aims to reduce the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990.

In a note, Sigrid de Vries, executive director of the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers, assured that the sector “is ready to accept the challenge of delivering zero-emission vehicles”.

“All efforts and investments by the automotive industry are directed towards zero emissions. It is essential that all EU policies and regulations align and support this goal,” he added.

The conservative French MEP Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé, opponent of the initiative and member of the PPE group, recalled that the automotive segment generates 12.5 million jobs in European countries.