The European Union plans to ban the sale of new combustion-engine cars from 2035

The European Union plans to ban the sale of new combustion-engine cars from 2025. Bloomberg has said it has seen a document stating that the European Commission intends to require that emissions from new cars be reduced by 65% from 2030 and that zero emissions be reached by 2035. These future emissions standards will include regulations requiring governments to strengthen electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

It is important to highlight that Europe has set itself the goal of becoming the world’s first continent to achieve the much-sought-after net zero emissions by 2050. To achieve this, greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by at least 55% compared with the levels established in 1990.

Europe plans to ban the sale of new combustion-engine cars in 2035

A source at Bloomberg has said that “there is no way around it: reaching net zero by 2050 means phasing out combustion vehicle sales by 2035 at the latest”. It should be noted that passenger car sales account for approximately 12% of total CO2 emissions in the European Union, and existing emissions targets require a 37.5% reduction from 2030.

It is believed this task will be very complex for car manufacturers, since they must achieve a 60% emissions reduction, even counting plug-in hybrids.

“These targets should not be a surprise, although they clearly require accelerated change.” “Tightening CO2 targets is a major boost for the European electric vehicle market”. “The steady pace of European carmakers that have increased their commitments to developing electric vehicles indicates that they knew much stricter targets were approaching.” There are still a few years before these dates arrive, but it is true that the infrastructure of European Union countries must change considerably to make all these expectations a reality. We will have to wait to see the next steps.