The full transition is approachingelectric: starting by 2035 stop the sale of petrol and diesel cars in Europe. After long months of negotiations and quite a few controversies, an agreement was found between the Eurochamber, the EU Council and the Commission to stop the production of new polluting vehicles. The agreement, the first of the package fit for 55 (the EU plan for a green transition), must serve to reduce harmful emissions to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
in fact, theunderstanding it must be formally adopted by the Council and the European Parliament to become official. Currently it can still be considered provisional, even if the transition is now taken for granted.
When will they phase out petrol and diesel cars? The stages
The ultimate goal is to achieve 100% zero emissions by 2035 through some stages intermediate: in 2025 cars and vans will suffer a 15% reduction in CO2 emissions. From 2030, on the other hand, it will be 55% for cars and 50% for vans.
At the moment out of the regulation remain i special vehicles (site vehicles and ambulances), and small producers, a derogation called the Motor Valley amendment.
Motor Valley waiver: how does it work?
THEMotor Valley amendment – very dear to Italy – is aimed at safeguarding niche producers such as Maserati and Ferrari until 2035: manufacturers responsible for small production volumes in a calendar year (from 1.000 to 10 new cars or from 1.000 to 22 new vans) “they can get one derogation until the end of 2035 (while those responsible for less than a thousand new vehicle registrations a year will continue to be exempt)," the European Parliament explained in a statement.
Stop petrol and diesel cars: the review clause
In 2026 the European Commission will make a review of what is being implemented towards the achievement of the objectives and the need to review these objectives taking into account technological developments, also with regard to hybrid technologies.
With the petrol and diesel stop, what will happen to the incentives?
The EU Council explained that the agreement provides that the regulatory incentive mechanism will be kept for i zero vehicles e low emissions until 2030. If a manufacturer meets certain benchmarks for the sales of zero- and low-emission vehicles, it can be rewarded with “softer” C02 targets. The co-legislators agreed to increase the benchmark to 25% for cars and 17% for vans until 2030.
