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EU Offers E-Fuel Exemption to Germany in Bid to Save Combustion Car Ban
- Commission floats altering rules on which cars allowed on road
- Unclear if compromise will win support of Germany’s Wissing
Volker Wissing
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The European Union is offering Germany a declaration that would explain a possible role for so-called e-fuels after a combustion-engine ban takes effect after 2035, setting the stage to end a dispute that stalled the regulation earlier this month.
The commission, the EU’s executive arm, so far hasn’t specified a deadline for when it would put forward a proposal on e-fuels and it’s unclear if the offer will be enough to win over the pro-business lawmakers in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government, according to people familiar with the matter.