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Just in: EU national governments have just passed #CombustionEngineBan legislation.
Germany dropped its block on final adoption after being given a written guarantee from the Commission they will create a new category of ICE vehicles running only on #eFuel exempt from 2035 ban
Germany dropped its block on final adoption after being given a written guarantee from the Commission they will create a new category of ICE vehicles running only on #eFuel exempt from 2035 ban
Controversially, Germany has instructed the Commission to do this through a delegated act added into existing Euro6 type approval legislation - which could be forced through with no vote by the 🇪🇺Parliament or member states.
Expect already-angry MEPs to push back hard on this.
Expect already-angry MEPs to push back hard on this.
If a legal objection is successful against using a no-vote delegated act to do this politically sensitive thing, then 🇪🇺Commission will move to Plan B: revising the legislation (to Euro7).
That would need approval by 🇪🇺Parliament & 🇪🇺Council.
That would need approval by 🇪🇺Parliament & 🇪🇺Council.
