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on Tuesday, the EU Parliament the factual Combustion engines off after 2035 agreed. The EU Commission also wants to tighten the limits for trucks and buses. By 2040, the CO2 emissions of new vehicles must be 90 percent lower than in 2019. Noble goals, the feasibility of which the car lobby doubts.
These are hard days for combustion engine fans. Almost at the same time as the news from Brussels, one of the sanctuaries of the scene was cleared. After 40 years, the GTI meeting at Wörthersee is over. The community Maria Wörth worries about her image. Booming petrol engines are no longer in vogue. Sustainability will outperform newton meters in the future.
What kept us busy this week:
Why the future of the Mini lies in China
What Klaus-Michael Kühne intends to do with Hapag Lloyd and Lufthansa
How Deutsche Bahn is sabotaging its own reform
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