Germany Rejects Italian Proposal for Early Review of Gas Powered Car Ban

Published on October 2, 2024

Germany has rejected a proposal by the Italian government to bring forward a review of the 2035 ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine cars. The European Union last year approved a landmark law that bans the sale of new gas and diesel cars from 2035 and requires all new cars to have zero CO2 emissions. The EU Commission scheduled a review of the legislation for 2026, to assess hybrid cars and whether their technology had advanced enough for them to be excluded from the ban. Italy had sought to bring forward that review date. On Wednesday, German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said, “Germany will not entertain discussion on potentially watering down the European CO2 emission performance standards … the German government does not support the Italian government’s proposal.”...

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