Germany and the European Union announced Saturday that they have reached an agreement in their dispute over the future of cars with combustion engines, allowing the registration of new vehicles with such engines even after 2035 provided they use...
-wide ban on combustion engine vehicles, warning that it would harm the country’s prized auto industry.
Critics say battery-electric technology is a better fit for passenger cars and precious synthetic fuels should be used only where no other option is feasible, such as in aviation.“This lazy compromise undermines climate protection in transport, and it harms Europe,” the group wrote in a statement.for far too long,” Greenpeace said. “The result is a step backwards for the climate and a disservice to the European auto industry.
In contrast, the transport policy spokesman for the FDP in the European Parliament, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, called the agreement a great success, German news agency dpa reported.“We are keeping a cutting-edge technology and important jobs on the continent,” Oetjen added.
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