In nine years, the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines will be banned within the EU. Now Italy wants the decision to be evaluated earlier than planned.
In 2035, the EU will ban the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines. Combustion cars powered by synthetic fuels, so-called e-fuels, are, however, exempt. Now Italy wants the EU to evaluate the decision earlier than planned, reports Automotive News Europe.
Italy’s Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin thinks the ban is absurd and believes the decision was made for ideological reasons, while at the same time he wants to see a state-controlled approach to decision-making within the EU.
– The ban must be changed, he tells Automotive News Europe.
Because the car market looks different and the demand for electric cars is lower today compared to when the decision was made, the ban must be lifted, says Gilberto Pichetto Fratin. He wants the ban to be evaluated early next year instead of 2026.
– Europe needs a pragmatic goal, the ideological vision has failed, we need to admit this, he says.
Italy’s government, led by Giorgia Meloni, believes the European Commission should give member states more freedom over what technology is used for carbon dioxide reduction and support a more gradual transition away from internal combustion engines.
