If you want to buy a new diesel or gasoline car in 2023, you can still do it, since Germany has stopped its ban from the year 2035.
The first voices are beginning to emerge from those who do not seem to be entirely convinced with the ban on the sale of new combustion cars in Europe from 2035. It has only been a few days since we learned that Italy was opposed to this measure and now it is Germany the one that stops its ban in 2035.
The vote to approve the ban on diesel, gasoline and hybrid cars in the European Union was scheduled for next week, on March 7. However, the EU has had to postpone this procedure without a date due to the last-minute reluctance of Germany, which joins those of Italy, the only opposition from Poland and the abstention of Bulgaria.
For the agreement to be ratified, a qualified majority must agree. However, the Swedish Council Presidency has found that there is insufficient consensus to approve the standard.
Calm down if you want a diesel or gasoline car, Germany stops its ban in 2035
Already last week, the German transport minister, Volker Wissing, announced Germany’s change of position during an informal meeting of transport ministers of the European Union held in Stockholm, reports El Periódico.
Germany would go on to abstain in the final vote and would not change its mind until the European Commission gave assurances that synthetic fuels could be used in new combustion-engined cars beyond the deadline set for December 31, 2034.
These synthetic fuels are derived from hydrogen and are carbon neutral after combustion in a heat engine. This fuel would make it possible to continue selling diesel and gasoline cars beyond 2023.
Initially, Brussels has a review clause in 2026 on the legislation that will prevent the sale of internal combustion engines from 2035, through which it can reassess the feasibility of admitting synthetic fuels as a measure to reduce CO2 emissions from vehicles .
However, Germany asks for guarantees to add these fuels to the energy sources for transport that will be allowed from 2035, something that Italy also contemplates.
