The European Union plans to introduce a date for the cessation of production, after which all car manufacturers will have to stop producing cars with internal combustion engines, said the head of its executive commission.
Ursula von der Leyen said in an interview with the German Sueddeutsche Zeitung that although a dozen European automakers have already announced that they will switch to zero-emission cars between 2028 and 2035, a legal date for the cessation of supplies is still needed.
“We will still set an end date, after which all cars should be without emissions,” she said, without giving a date. “Otherwise, there will be no certainty, and we will not achieve our goal of climate neutrality by 2050.”
On Wednesday, the European Commission unveiled its Preparedness to 50 package, which, if approved by 27 member states, will put the bloc – the world’s third-largest economy – on track to meet its 2030 goal of reducing global warming emissions. . 55% of the 1990 level.
Before the package is released, there will be months of negotiations between member states and the European Parliament, which will be the subject of fierce lobbying efforts by many affected industries.