The text approved in the European Parliament contemplates two exceptions that will allow the sale of gasoline and diesel cars after 2035.
You already know that the European Parliament has approved the ban on gasoline and diesel cars from 2035. We are talking about new cars, those prior to that date may continue to circulate. However, the standard hides a small clause that will allow certain combustion models to continue to be sold.
The regulation responds to a proposal presented by the European Commission in 2021 as part of the ‘Fit for 55’ strategy to contribute to the European Union’s climate objectives for 2030 and 2050 and fully affects the future of the automotive industry.
The new legislation establishes the path towards zero CO2 emissions for passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles from 2035. The objective is clear: to reduce by 55% the emissions of passenger cars in 2030, with respect to the values of 2021 , and 50% those of the vans. Already facing 2050, reach zero emissions.
However, the approved text (it still has to be ratified by the 27 member states) contemplates two exceptions that will allow cars with diesel and gasoline engines to continue being sold after 2035.
After the approval of the European Parliament, will it be possible to use gasoline and diesel cars from 2035?
The exception to the ban of the European Union
Specifically, the rule includes an exception until the end of 2035 for manufacturers with small volumes of annual production, that is, from 1,000 to 10,000 new passenger cars or from 1,000 to 22,000 in the case of new vans.
In addition, all brands that register less than a thousand vehicles per year are totally exempt from the ban. This clause was incorporated thanks to the so-called ‘Ferrari Amendment’ presented by a group of Italian MEPs, thinking of their Ferrari and Lamborghini brands.
It is, therefore, an extension for the most exclusive manufacturers or those that have a craft production with few annual units.
5 gasoline cars that you can buy despite the ban of the European Commission of 2035
With this, from 2035 it will be possible to continue buying internal combustion cars despite the ban by the European Commission. Of course, they will not be models for all budgets, only the most exclusive and limited production ones.
This select club includes models from brands such as the aforementioned Lamborghini and Ferrari, but also Bugatti, Koenigsegg and Pagani.
However, it must not be forgotten that these manufacturers already enjoy a certain exceptionality, since their impact on the general calculation of emissions is negligible.
