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German Carmakers Urge EU to Reverse 2035 Combustion-Engine Ban

Stalled charging infrastructure alongside weak electric-vehicle sales have undercut feasibility of the 2035 target, the VDA says.

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Die deutsche Autoindustrie hat erneut eine Abkehr vom Verbrenner-Aus in der EU gefordert. Die Autobauer verlangen etwa, nach dem Stichtag 2035 weiter neue Plug-in-Hybride zuzulassen, wie aus einem Zehn-Punkte-Plan des Verbands der Automobilindustrie hervorgeht.
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VDA legt Zehn-Punkte-Plan für Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Autoindustrie vor

Overview

  • The VDA’s ten-point plan calls on the EU to change its 2035 CO₂ reduction goal to 90 percent and permit limited new plug-in hybrids and combustion-engine vehicles afterward.
  • It requests a three-year average compliance period for CO₂ limits to ease the transition and defer planned emission-tightening steps.
  • The proposal seeks to classify biofuels and synthetic E-Fuels as climate-neutral under specific conditions to allow post-2035 registrations of internal combustion cars.
  • The European People’s Party grouping of CDU and CSU backs the industry demands, but SPD ministers oppose any rollback ahead of the EU’s scheduled end-of-year policy review.
  • Green Party MEP Michael Bloss calls the industry’s strategy a “dubious trick” that risks consumer costs and fails to guarantee genuine emission reductions.