The head of the European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber (CSU), has given the prospect of a soon -to -date ban on combustion engines in new cars in the EU from 2035. “I promise the Europeans from the burners,” said Weber of the “Welt am Sonntag”. “We have been fighting here in Brussels for a long time – and in autumn we will deliver.” He adheres to the goal of climate neutrality, explained Weber. But the way there must remain open.
In a “four-point car promise for Europe”, Weber, according to the report, calls for the revenue of the combustion ban to be founded a virtual auto university in Europe and the use of AI gigafabrics for vehicle development and mobility research. In addition, he wants to use entire regions as test areas for innovations such as autonomous driving and lead an “intensive dialogue with the employees of the auto industry”.
The ADAC automobile club criticized the persistent “fundamental debates” about the future of electromobility. “The number of admission is increasing, the vehicle buyers get more involved in electromobility,” ADAC technology president Karsten Schulze told the newspapers of the Funke Mediengruppe (Saturday editions). “Therefore, the EU legal framework should now be clarified quickly and the constant fundamental debates then end.”
The EU Commission announced on Friday that it wanted to check the planned combustion engine earlier than previously planned. The review should be “as soon as possible”, as a spokesman for industrial commissioner Stéphane Séjourné emphasized. So far, a review was planned in the coming year. In view of the current difficulties in the industry, industry had intended on an accelerated schedule. Carmakers and suppliers hope for loosening in the guidelines.
According to a report by the “Bild” newspaper, initial decisions about possible exceptions should be made at the end of the year. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wanted to give the CEO’s CEO of great European automotive groups in December for “the conclusion to which the Commission tends”.
