Germany Wants Petrol And Diesel Car Sales Banned Across The EU By 2030
Senior German politicians are calling for a total ban on internal combustion engines from 2030 – and, not content with deciding their own affairs, they also want it to apply across the European Union.
The Bundesrat, or federal council, is asking the EU not just to consider its proposals to outlaw petrol and diesel cars, but to implement them right across the continent whether the French, Italians, Spanish and so on like it or not. Ouch.
This isn’t legally binding – the Bundesrat can’t force a law through. But sections of Germany’s population have reportedly been so ashamed by the actions taken by their native car makers in the dieselgate emissions scandal that they are willing to back the move.
It wouldn’t ban existing cars from the roads, but new models would have to be powered by batteries or hydrogen unless they were sourced directly from outside the EU, which could, depending on how negotiations go, open up business opportunities for the UK after it leaves the bloc.
And it doesn’t stop there. The federal council has also asked the EU to review its taxation policies in order to push more people to drive electric vehicles. No specific strategies are mentioned, but removing tax breaks for diesel vehicles could be on the table – a move manufacturers fear would end diesels altogether.
Although Norway has previously targeted a similar ban by 2025, the company’s taxation structure, plus investment in charging infrastructure, means that electric cars are already extremely commonplace there. That the Germans are calling for it too is a major event.
There is no apparent consideration for how all the electricity and hydrogen will be produced, and since nuclear power stations take an incredibly long time to plan, build and commission safely, we reckon that’s a bit of a problem. After all, cranking up the output from existing coal-fired power plants is likely to create more emissions than simply leaving cars as they are.
Let us know what you make of this latest piece of anti-car sentiment in the comments
Source: Engadget
Comments
Let’s use lots of batteries
So that’s a reason why England seceded… Well done guys, great timing lol.
That’s a great idea!
Let’s get everyone on EV’s, and charge them off a national grid that’s currently mainly powered by fossil fuels or nuclear power - which kicks out the kind of waste product that needs to go into hiding for the next 40,000 years.
That’ll bypass the issue of burning fossil fuels or pollution the environment! 😂
An EV powered purely by coal plants is still cleaner than the average gas burner. And most countries are moving towards renewable.
I would really enjoy converting my e39 into a EV.. say maybe 350hp and dump some strong modern lightweight batteries in there which are under development now but not market ready but might be in the future..
Provided I can still buy and use previously made petrol cars, I’m not too bothered.
Out here in Colorado it’s 1.80$ per gallon. I feel bad now
Of course but in overall pollution levels, banning all petrol cars and therefore losing cars such as that seems a shame when they barely make a dent comparatively
Well we will see a lot more of these on the roads due to dead batterys
How can you ban somethng what you use daily and usually need daily and you don’t have any working alternative to offer.
All Teslas and sh*t are just as useless and overpriced as 4000€ Gucci trendbag, just another fashion statement.
All the EU heads are mentaly ill, all they can do is ban everything.