German States Calls EU To Lift The Ban On Gasoline And Diesel Vehicles

The prime ministers of 16 German states have called on the European Union to reconsider its decision to ban the sale of new fossil fuel vehicles from 2035, the German news agency dpa reports. The EU introduced the law providing for the ban three years ago in an attempt to curb emissions of gases that contribute to global warming.

A revision of the regulations will be on the agenda before the end of this year. Car manufacturers are also pushing for the lifting of the strict ban.

“A strict ban on internal combustion engine technology from 2035, without considering real sustainability, would jeopardize Germany’s important industrial competence and competitiveness,” the federal premiers said in a joint statement, adding that the ban would jeopardize “the social acceptance of e-mobility.”

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is also pushing in Brussels to lift the ban, insisting that markets need more time to adapt to electric vehicles. However, the Social Democrats, the minority partner of Merz’s conservatives, do not support that demand, and the German government has not yet come up with a unified position.

The prime ministers of the federal states emphasized that e-mobility is the technology of the future, writes Fenix ​​magazine.

At the same time, they called for more thorough research into “alternative, climate-neutral concepts for highly efficient internal combustion engines, plug-in hybrids, and electric vehicles with longer ranges” in the interests of employment in Germany.

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