EU countries have approved an end to the sale of gas-powered cars in 2035, allowing the law to enter into force.
EU countries have approved an end to the sale of gas-powered cars in 2035, allowing the law to enter into force.
With its vote on Tuesday, the European Council “has taken an important step towards zero-emission mobility,” EU environment commissioner Frans Timmermans said on Twitter. “The direction is clear: in 2035 new cars and vans must have zero emissions.”
The vote comes after weeks of negotiations in which Germany lobbied for a carveout for e-fuels, which are made by combining hydrogen with carbon dioxide that has been scrubbed from the atmosphere in a process run on renewable power. Because e-fuels make use of captured carbon, they are considered carbon neutral. The EU agreed to grant the exemption, which will allow the sale of combustion vehicles that run only on e-fuels after 2035.
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