European carmakers still have not accepted European regulations that prohibit them from selling new cars that emit CO2 after 2035. They asked for relaxation from the European Commission, which they called the European Commission “technological neutrality”. In short: facilitate sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2035 and beyond. Response from Brussels on 10 December.
But is this a good idea for Europe’s climate, household budgets or competitiveness? The Mobility in Transition Institute (IMT), a think tank at Sciences Po, in collaboration with the Berlin-based NGO International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) – which was the originator of “dieselgate”, in 2015, perpetrating a fraud on diesel engine emissions – and the strategy consulting firm C-Ways, conducted an in-depth impact study of this option.
This is of great interest to the Commission and should be scrutinized by manufacturers. Since the ban on the sale of thermal fuel vehicles came into force in June 2022, they have criticized European executives for not carrying out impact studies and not anticipating the difficulties households would face in financing the switch to electric vehicles. Would allowing longer sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles solve this problem? This is what the BMI study analyzed.
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