A European association representing automotive industry suppliers has criticised the EU for violating the principle of technology neutrality in road transport, saying that policymakers might soon table a ban on the sale of combustion engine trucks.
The European Commission was expected to make proposals on this before the end of the year, but this is now delayed to next year, Benjamin Krieger, secretary general of the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA), told the “Green Auto Summit”, a conference of car makers and suppliers held on 17-18 October in Stuttgart, Germany.
Regarding the content of the CO2 standards for trucks, Krieger expects a “similar discussion as for cars and vans,” including “likely a ban, an implicit ban on the internal combustion engine”.