Germany Backs EU Phaseout of New Combustion Engines by 2035

Germany threw its weight behind a European Union proposal that only emissions-free new cars and vans can be sold from 2035 as the bloc moves forward in talks on an ambitious green overhaul at a time of an extraordinary energy crisis.

EU environment ministers discussed cars and other proposals to reduce emissions at their quarterly meeting in Brussels. Talks on the draft law to ban internal combustion engines showed that some countries wanted to be more ambitious, with the Netherlands and Belgium calling for a phaseout target of 2030.