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German Bundesrat vote to ban internal combustion engine 2030.
Is the tide turning the internal combustion engine in Germany, things are starting to look that way it is the country that invented the technology, but last week, the Bundesrat, the Federal Council of Germany's 16 states voted to ban gasoline and diesel vehicles -Powered 2030.
It is a strong statement in a country where the automobile industry is one of the most important sectors of the economy; Germany produces more cars than any other country in Europe and is the third in the world The resolution adopted by the Bundesrat calls on the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union to assess recent tax practices and contributions Member States on their effectiveness in promoting zero-emission mobility, many take to mean an end to the lower levels of the tax currently imposed on diesel across Europe.
Europe bets big on diesel, which seems increasingly misguided with the continuing revelations about the companies cheat their testing emissions and increasing awareness of the health impacts from diesel particulates.
The resolution was adopted with the support of both sides of the German political spectrum is not binding, so that ta thing is certain, but there is evidence of a trend that has been gathering steam in Europe with laws and movements of individual cities shows more and more difficult to restrict the use of vehicles running on fossil fuels.
What other German carmakers and European movement take this lying down or push hard to fight is still uncertain, but the three big German automotive manufacturers have all made noises louder signaling a commitment to go electric.
If you read the actual resolution, it is a little more complex.
It its response to the EU document from the summer and it basically states the Bundesrat ideas and suggestions on the subject EDIT As nannos said in a comment below this document is merely a letter with suggestions for the European Commission and doesn t ban anything since it d be beyond the power of the Bundesrat.
1 As it is impossible to industry and agriculture without emissions by 2050, the goal should be to get to zero-emission mobility by 2050 to achieve a way that endangers EU doesn t prosperity.
2 EU should be de-carbonized carbon neutral, I guess 2050.
3 This should be connected to the noise reduction efforts.
4 A mix of tax strategies and financial incentives should be used for all newly registered cars to zero emission by 2030.
5 It is important to look at emissions of railways and ships, as well.
6 There should be subsidies for public transport and car sharing or bike.
The rest is a detailed thing to ask the federal government to influence certain EU related regulations in a way that is more convenient for Germany.
TL; DR They suggest that new cars, he said that it is only on cars, no buses or trucks shouldn t ICEs by 2030 and that all traffic should be zero emissions by 2050.
Interesting tidbit German state of Lower Saxony has a large stake in Volkswagen If they supported this document, it is assumed that VW is doubling down on its zero-emission vehicles after all diesel fiasco.
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