This week, the European Parliament voted to effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the European Union from 2035 on, as legislation requires car producers to achieve a 100% cut in CO2 emissions. 340 out of 640 MEPs voted to support a deal reached between Dutch Renew MEP Jan Huitema, EU member states, and the European Commission in October.
Banning a perfectly functioning technology – the combustion engine – due to hopes that alternative mobility solutions – electric vehicles – will become as efficient and accessible is really “peak EU”. In EU regulation, skepticism towards science or expertise is unfortunately often to be found.
