Car industry warns EU leaders against reversing 2035 combustion engine ban

Ahead of the meeting of EU heads of states and governments on Thursday and Friday (27-28 June), car manufacturers, energy companies and environmental NGOs have issued an โ€œurgentโ€ warning against revoking the EUโ€™s 2035 de facto ban to sell new petrol an…

EU centre-right decides future of combustion engines in early July

After the victory of the European Peopleโ€™s Party (EPP) in the European Elections, the party will decide how to implement one of its core election promises โ€“ to secure a future for cars with an internal combustion engine โ€“ at the groupโ€™s โ€œstudy daysโ€ fr…

German Minister Wissing: Tariffs on Chinese cars โ€˜wrong approachโ€™

Putting up tariffs on Chinese electric cars to protect the European industry was the wrong approach, German liberal Transport Minister Volker Wissing told Euractiv in an interview, promoting international competition.

German conservatives make internal combustion engines an election issue

German conservative parties CDU and CSU (EPP) have launched a campaign against the de-facto ban of new combustion engine cars as of 2035, an issue the party says is critical for the EU election.

European Parliament approves relaxed Euro 7 emissions requirements while stakeholders remain divided

The European Parliament formally approved a deal on revised emissions rules for cars, trucks and buses on Wednesday (13 March), tightening microplastic emissions from brakes and tyres but leaving other emissions from cars unchanged from the current exh…