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The European Commission unveiled a plan on Tuesday to drop the EU's effective ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 after pressure from the region's auto sector, marking the bloc's biggest retreat from its green policies in recent years.

The move, which still needs approval from EU governments and the European Parliament, would allow continued sales of some non-electric vehicles. Carmakers in regional industrial powerhouse Germany and in Italy had sought easing of the rules.

The EU executive appears to have bowed to calls from carmakers to keep selling plug-in hybrids and range extenders that burn fuel as they struggle to compete against Tesla, opens new tab and Chinese electric vehicle makers.

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[–] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 16 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Cheaper for the industry to manufacture, certainly. Cheaper for the consumer to purchase, I have my suspicions.

I would love to see a return to smaller cars - sedans even - but the shareholders might not like lower profits per unit, so I'm not sure we're going to see prices plateau let alone decline.

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 1 points 29 minutes ago

I don't drive but I'd like to see a return to cars that aren't Orwellian spying devices.

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world -3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Cheaper for the consumer to purchase, I have my suspicions.

Why would it be cheaper to produce, but more expensive to purchase? Because of bullshit rules that will not be long lived.

[–] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

I wish I could share in your optimism.