In an effort to hasten the transition to electric vehicles and battle climate change, the European Union reached an agreement on Thursday regarding a law that will effectively ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars beginning in 2035.
To prevent the sale of new fossil fuel-powered vehicles in the 27-nation bloc, negotiators from the EU countries, the European Parliament, which must approve new EU laws, and the European Commission, which crafts new laws, agreed that carmakers must achieve a 100% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2035.
Lead Parliamentary negotiator Jan Huitema said, ‘This arrangement is fantastic news for automobile drivers… new zero-emission cars will become cheaper, making them more affordable and more accessible to everyone.’
The agreement, according to EU climate policy leader Frans Timmermans, sends a clear message to business and consumers. He claimed that Europe was embracing the transition to zero-emission mobility.
Additionally, the agreement mandated a 55% decrease in CO2 emissions for new cars sold starting in 2030 compared to 2021 levels, beyond the preexisting goal of a 37.5% reduction by that time.
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