The head of the European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, has an early departure from the planned ban on combustion engines for new cars from 2035 in the EU. “I promise the Europeans from the burner out,” said the CSU politician of the “Welt am Sonntag”.
“We have been fighting here in Brussels for a long time – and in autumn we will deliver.” He adheres to the goal of climate neutrality, explained Weber. But the way there must remain open.
In a “four-point car promise for Europe”, Weber, according to the report, calls for the revenue of the burner ban to be founded a virtual auto university in Europe and the use of AI gigafabrics for vehicle development and mobility research.
In addition, he wants to use entire regions as test areas for innovations such as autonomous driving and lead an “intensive dialogue with the employees of the auto industry”.
ADAC: Electromobility becomes formative
The ADAC automotive club criticized the “basic debates” about the future of electromobility. “The number of admission is increasing, the vehicle buyers get more involved in electromobility,” ADAC technology president Karsten Schulze told the newspapers of the Funke Mediengruppe (Saturday editions). “Therefore, the EU legal framework should now be resolved quickly and the constant fundamental debates will then be ended.”
Electromobility Will be the defining drive in the car and “make a significant contribution to climate protection in traffic”. Schulze asked the Federal Government to create a comprehensive charging infrastructure, “a clear framework for transparent and affordable charging prices” and incentives, for example, via the vehicle tax.
The EU Commission announced on Friday that it wanted to check the planned combustion engine earlier than previously planned. So far, a review was planned in the coming year. In view of the current difficulties in the industry, industry had intended on an accelerated schedule. Carmakers and suppliers hope for loosening in the guidelines.
Weber had already last December announcedÂ
To want to tip the burner out within 100 days, but did not get through. Even now it is indicated that the EU Commission will remain tough and at best allow minor exceptions.