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Germany threatens to hold up EU's combustion-engine car ban

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Germany's transport minister said his country won't back a planned European Union ban on the sale of new cars with combustion engines from 2035, after failing to get assurances from the bloc's executive for an exemption on synthetic fuels.

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FILE - A luxury Audi car is surrounded by exhaust gases as it is parked with a running engine in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. Germany’s transport minister said Tuesday that his country won’t back a planned European Union ban on the sale of new cars with combustion engines from 2035. FILE - A luxury Audi car is surrounded by exhaust gases as it is parked with a running engine in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019.

BERLIN — Germany’s transport minister said Tuesday that his country won’t back a planned European Union ban on the sale of new cars with combustion engines from 2035, after failing to get assurances from the bloc’s executive for an exemption on synthetic fuels.

 

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Politicians should set framework conditions, but distance themselves from technology specifications and a planned economy. The economy can do that better, it also bears the risks. eFuels stand for openness to technology and reduce risks if BEV does not succeed as planned.

Our world's biofuel is almost as bad as when y'all humans started manufacturing unleaded petroleum. Q: How? A: The lifespan of current vehicles that use ethanol & whatever doesn't compare to the lifespan of older vehicles, assuming both have regular maintenance. landfill

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They shouldn’t be banning anything unless they’re going to ban private jets first

Germany just can't stop screwing up Europe

Thanks to the FDP, a party with 11,5% of votes at the last general election.

Thank you Germany.

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