At least Germany is being honest. The other countries that are signing up for this either naively or intentionally are not being realistic. The combustion engine phaseout is going to be harder and longer than they think it will be.
They didn’t fail to sign up; they just didn’t sign up.
Isnt there a EU wide ban supposed to come starting in 2035 anyways?
>There is still a dispute within the caretaker government about so-called e-fuels, which are made from renewable energies. Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer rejected the agreement yesterday evening on the grounds that it doesn’t take synthetic fuels into account.
>”The fossil combustion engine will be gone in 2035, but the combustion technology will still be needed,” he said.
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At least Germany is being honest. The other countries that are signing up for this either naively or intentionally are not being realistic. The combustion engine phaseout is going to be harder and longer than they think it will be.
They didn’t fail to sign up; they just didn’t sign up.
Isnt there a EU wide ban supposed to come starting in 2035 anyways?
>There is still a dispute within the caretaker government about so-called e-fuels, which are made from renewable energies. Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer rejected the agreement yesterday evening on the grounds that it doesn’t take synthetic fuels into account.
>”The fossil combustion engine will be gone in 2035, but the combustion technology will still be needed,” he said.
So the UK signed up to this i assume