The European Union has been trying to accelerate the electric car revolution for a long time. In this context, there is a plan to make zero-emission vehicle sales mainstream, with the support of governments. This plan was discussed in the European Parliament recently. The member states of the European Union united in a ‘yes’ vote in the preliminary voting to completely eliminate internal combustion engine cars in 2035.
The European Union’s plan is to expand zero emission cars and vans across the continent. For this, they are looking for a date to completely stop the sales of internal combustion engines. In the negotiations, an agreement has been reached for the year 2035. Member countries, which will discuss this issue once again on 28 June, will enact the plans for 2035 by voting.
As of 2035, internal combustion engine cars will not be able to be sold
The plan that was discussed in the past days and received support during the pre-voting phase is as follows; Auto companies will continue to sell cars with internal combustion engines until 2035. However, these sales rates will decrease over the years. Based on 2021, the authorities want conventional car sales to be reduced by 15 percent by 2025 and by 50 percent by 2030. When the calendars show January 1, 2035, cars with internal combustion engines will not be sold in any European Union country.
An official named Alex Keynes made statements about the discussed plan. Keynes, who said that with this plan, a great advantage will be gained in two points, said that the first of these is environmental cleaning. The second point is Europe’s oil dependency. If the plan, which is still in the draft stage, becomes law, Europe’s dependence on oil will be almost completely gone. This development is big enough to change all the balances on the sector. Because Europe imports almost all of its oil.
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