Obviously, the purpose of such a decision is an attempt to reduce harmful emissions from cars. In other words, air pollution control, environmental protection,
It is assumed that in less than 12 years only electric vehicles will be circulating across Europe. True, according to the DPA, the representatives of Germany, who, by the way, did not agree with the final version of the document for a long time, managed to include a small but important exception in the text. In particular, that even with the start of 2035 it will be possible to use internal combustion engines if they are filled with harmless synthetic fuel that does not contain carbon monoxide.
Austrian Energy Minister Leonor Gewessler called the reservation an unfortunate flaw, but was generally optimistic about the document. It would have paved the way for completely exhaust-free transport.
Some experts, in turn, doubt that the decisions made can be implemented without problems on time.