It’s “not acceptable” for Germany to renege on an accord reached in October committing member states to phase out emissions from the auto sector, according to Pascal Canfin, a French liberal who chairs the EU Parliament’s environment committee. Lawmakers would reject any attempt to reopen that deal in the wake of German pressure to include so-called e-fuels, he said.
The intervention highlights the bitterness surrounding Berlin’s last-minute intervention to block the proposed ban on new combustion-engine vehicles. Scholz’s government is pushing the European Commission to come forward with a proposal on how new cars running solely on e-fuels — made using renewable electricity and carbon captured from the atmosphere — can be sold after the 2035 cutoff date.
Scholz met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Meseberg north of Berlin on Sunday, where they pledged to continue discussions and Scholz expressed optimism a solution will be found. A vote that was due to take place Tuesday and intended to rubber-stamp the regulation has now been delayed indefinitely.
Can't wait to see the first ePorsche. 😇😇😇