"We reached a historic agreement, which reconciles the car and the climate“, said environmentalist MEP Karima Delli, president of the Transport Committee.
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The text envisages the reduction to zero of CO2 emissions from brand new vehicles and vans in Europe from 2035 onwards. This means, in effect, the end of sales of new vehicles and light utility vehicles with petrol and diesel engines in the EU from that date, as well as hybrids (fuel-electric), in favor of 100% electric vehicles.
This is the first concrete agreement related to the so-called European “climate package”, which aims to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990.
In a statement, Sigrid de Vries, executive director of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, assured that the sector “is ready to accept the challenge of delivering zero-emission vehicles".
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“All efforts and investments in the automotive industry are directed towards zero emissions. It is essential that all EU policies and regulations align with and support this objective,” she added.
Conservative French MEP Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé, opponent of the initiative and member of the PPE group, recalled that the automotive segment generates 12,5 million jobs in European countries.
(With AFP)
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