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Germany refuses cars with internal combustion engines

05.10.2016

Germany is actively moving towards reducing the consumption of combustible fuel. First of all, this happens in the country's energy system, but vehicles do not leave the Bundesrat's attention either. The country's government missed a resolution that provides for the imposition of a complete ban on traditional passenger cars equipped with internal combustion engines from 2030.

With the onset of the specified date, buyers will have to buy cars with zero emissions: whether it is an electric car or a car powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Moreover, the Bundesrat asks the European Union to introduce a similar ban on the territory of the entire union state. Given the fact that Germany largely determines the policies and norms for all EU countries, there is a possibility of such a decision.

The German Parliament also wants the European Commission to review the tax policy and its effect on stimulating the zero emission car market. It's not entirely clear what this means. Perhaps Germany wants to increase the tax burden on owners of traditional cars and additional monetary incentives for buyers of "green" cars. But perhaps it's about destroying tax breaks on diesel cars: automakers now fear that tightening emissions standards could simply kill the diesel car market in the EU. If this happens, the average cost of owning a car with an internal combustion engine will increase markedly, which will further stimulate the market to move away from such vehicles.

Demand for diesel vehicles, still on the European market, fell drastically in August in a number of EU countries. There is a real possibility that Volkswagen's emissions scam scandal will have a long-term effect on diesel sales. If we add to this initiatives to tighten harmful emissions for cars and even a complete ban on internal combustion engines in this market, it is quite possible that EU residents will buy predominantly "green" cars very soon.

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