EU Parliament Votes to Ban New Combustion Engine Cars by 2035
Landmark Legislation Aims to Accelerate Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles
EU Takes Major Step Towards a Clean and Sustainable Transportation Future
The European Union Parliament has overwhelmingly voted in favor of a landmark law that will effectively ban the sale of new combustion engine cars by 2035.
The legislation, part of the EU's wider climate action strategy, requires that all new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles registered in the EU must be zero-emission vehicles from 2035 onwards.
This means that new vehicles powered solely by fossil fuels, such as petrol or diesel, will no longer be allowed to be sold in the EU from that date.
The move is a significant step towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, a major contributor to climate change. Combustion engines account for a large proportion of these emissions, and phasing them out will help the EU achieve its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.
The ban is part of a wider trend towards the adoption of zero-emission vehicles. Several countries, including Norway, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, have already announced plans to phase out the sale of combustion engine cars in the coming years.
The EU has also set ambitious targets for the installation of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. By 2025, there should be at least one publicly accessible charging point per 100 kilometers of major road and one high-power charging point per 60 kilometers.
The legislation now needs to be formally approved by the European Council, which represents the member states of the EU, before it can come into force. The ban on new combustion engine car sales is expected to be phased in gradually, with a 95% reduction in emissions by 2035.
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