Posted on9. June 2022, 04:24
From 2035, new fossil fuel cars will no longer be placed on the market in the EU. The left-wing Greens welcome the decision and sometimes want to go even further. This causes the SVP’s head to shake.
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The European Parliament has decided that from 2035 it will not be possible to produce new vehicles with internal combustion engines.
20 minutes / Simon Glauser
The Greens have already been demanding it for Switzerland from 2025, says parliamentary group leader Aline Trede. “It has been scientifically proven that we must move away from fossil fuels as soon as possible. The deadlines for this must be shorter. “
20 minutes / Simon Glauser
According to the national councilor of the SP, Roger Nordmann, the deadline until 2025 is too short. “The thirteen-year period allows the industry to adapt and adapt. Otherwise, prices could explode, for example for batteries for electromobility. “
20 minutes / Simon Glauser
In the fight for greater climate protection, the European Parliament wants to ban the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines from 2035. At the end of the month, the member states want to establish their position on the ban on the sale of gasoline and diesel cars.
The Group of the Greens welcomes the decision of the European Parliament, group leader Aline Trede said at 20 Minuten. It even goes one step further: from 2025, passenger cars running on fossil fuels will no longer be registered in Switzerland.
“It has been scientifically proven that we must move away from fossil fuels as soon as possible. The deadlines for this must be shorter. ” Exiting the market would also stimulate innovation in alternative energy, Trede said. SP faction leader Roger Nordmann also supports the exit. However, the 2025 deadline is too short. “On the other hand, 13 years have allowed the industry to adapt and change over. Otherwise, prices could explode, for example for batteries for electromobility. ” Switzerland should act closely with the EU, says Nordmann.
Greens’ demand is “unrealistic”
The EU decision is also a step in the right direction for the Central National Councilor of Priski Wismer-Felder. There is no question of a phasing out of fossil fuels. “But it does require a safe power source, for example for electric vehicles.” The Greens’ demand is not realistic for an average country councilor. “My concern is that in three years’ time, neither the necessary charging stations nor the electricity needed will be available.”
The decision resulted in the SVP’s head shaking. “This is the wrong way for Switzerland too,” says Thomas Hurter, national councilor and president of Auto Trade Association Switzerland (AGVS). “A technology ban is never effective and harms innovation.” Electromobility is not the only type of propulsion with a future: “Synthetic fuels will also play an important role in future mobility.” Compared to electric and hydrogen mobility, infrastructure and vehicles for this purpose are already available. “We must not forget that a completely new infrastructure for hydrogen would have to be built.”