Germany Doubles Down on Push for Combustion Engine Lifeline
- Country wants climate-neutral fuels to power cars, vehicles
- EU had effectively banned new fossil-fuel autos from 2035
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Germany is pushing the European Commission to allow combustion engines using climate-neutral fuels under its ambitious green goals, giving a possible lifeline to a technology that faces being phased out in the next decade.
The country called on the EU’s executive branch to come forward with a proposal to allow for so-called e-fuels to be permitted to power combustion engines. The bloc has already signed off on rules effectively banning the combustion engine in new cars from 2035.