Germans oppose EU ban on combustion engine – Survey

Last updated: 2023/03/17 at 10:42 PM

starconnect Published 17 March 2023

Combustion engine causes problem in Europe

A combustion engine displayed at the German automobile trade's national competition. A vote by EU member states on the de facto sales ban for combustion engine cars has been postponed after several nations cast doubt on the decision, unsettling part of the EU's package to tackle climate change. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH/dpa

Admin l Friday, March 17, 2023

BERLIN – Two thirds of Germans (67%) are against the proposed EU-wide sales ban of vehicles with internal combustion engines from 2035, according to a recent poll.

Only 25% of Germans are in favour of the move, according the the survey by DeutschlandTrend for the ARD morning news programme.

The highest support was among younger and more formally educated voters. According to the survey, the EU initiative only has a majority among supporters of the Green Party.

Negotiators of the European Parliament and the EU states agreed in the autumn that only zero-emission new cars would be allowed to be registered in the bloc from 2035.

Germany, however, insists that an exception be made for vehicles with internal combustion engines that run on synthetic fuels. Such fuels are considered climate-neutral if the power needed to produce them and their components is generated from renewable sources.

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