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The EU executive, the European Commission, proposed a 55% cut in CO2 emissions from cars by 2030 versus 2021 levels, much higher than the existing target of a 37.5% reduction by then.
The intent to ban vehicles powered by fossil fuels is attractive to governments as it offers a simpler compliance target, [9] compared with a carbon tax or phase-out of fossil fuels. [10] A BMW i3 being charged in Amsterdam. Electric cars had a world market share of around 5% in 2021. [11] [12]
The European Union will, in 2035, ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in its member states. Norway, which is not part of the EU, has an ambition for no new petrol or diesel cars to be sold ...
European lawmakers have voted to ban the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars and vans in the E.U. from 2035, representing a significant shot in the arm to the
Fossil-fuel phase-out is the largest part of limiting global warming as fossil fuels account for over 70% of greenhouse gas emissions. [49] In 2020, the International Energy Agency said that to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, the phase-out of fossil fuels would need to "move four times faster". [ 50 ]
A draft text published on 10 November asked governments to accelerate phase-outs and desubsidization of fossil fuels, the largest source of (anthropogenic) global greenhouse gas emissions, [144] [145] [146] but was opposed by several countries with large fossil fuels based economic sectors. [147] [148] [149]
The European Union's proposed 2035 ban on fossil-fuel cars should be renegotiated to give hybrid models a greater role in the transition to zero-emission vehicles, Stellantis chief executive ...
According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), during the first quarter of 2020, and due to the COVID‐19 outbreak, the market share of new passenger plug-in electric cars in the 27 EU countries was 6.8%, up from 2.5% in the same period in 2018. [37] In April 2020 the European plug-in market share rose to 11%. [38]