Germany’s Bundesrat approved a resolution that calls for a ban on new internal combustion engine cars by 2030. What does that mean?
Germany is perhaps the most influential member of the EU. Citizens of other countries won’t admit that, but it’s true. What Germany says and does often becomes EU policy sooner or later. Read the article below.
– note the proposed ban eliminates plug-in hybrid vehicles as well. Many people assume plug-ins will be the transition technology that bridges the past and the future of mobility. They assumed it would be 2040 or even 2050 before the internal combustion engine was finally relegated to the dustbin of history. The vote in Germany would move that timeline forward by one or two decades.
Germany Steps It Up, Calls For Ban On Gas/Diesel Cars By 2030