After more than 16 hours of negotiations, the energy and environment ministers of the EU 427 member states reached an agreement on the 29th that starting from 2035, EU countries can only register new cars with carbon dioxide zero emissions.
According to a report by the German Press Agency on the 29th, the decision of the 27 EU countries means that from 2035, EU countries will no longer sell internal combustion vehicles. Next, the proposal will need to be discussed with the European Parliament to determine the details. The European Parliament has previously voted in support of the plan to ban the sale of new fuel vehicles starting in 2035.
reported that countries such as Italy and Slovakia originally hoped to extend the ban on the sale of new fuel vehicles to 2040, but these countries ultimately chose to support Germany's compromise plan and retained the 2035 target. The above-mentioned EU ministerial meeting also agreed to grant a five-year exemption period to automakers targeting "niche markets" (annual production of less than 10,000 vehicles). Agence France-Presse said that this clause is called the "Ferrari Amendment" by some people and is beneficial to luxury brand cars. In addition, EU officials also agreed to establish a 59 billion euro EU fund to protect low-income citizens from paying high costs for carbon reduction from 2027 to 2032.
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