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EU Scraps 2035 Combustion Engine Ban, Pivoting to 90% Fleet Emissions Target

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron have struck a compromise to reduce the bloc's 2035 emissions target for new cars from 100 percent to 80 percent. In exchange for the looser limits, Germany will support strict "Buy European" requirements for electric vehicle subsidies.

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A new Franco-German agreement could ensure traditional combustion engines remain on European showroom floors well past 2035.From: Germany and France Agree on Deal to Weaken European Union's 2035 Combustion Engine Ban

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90%
Revised 2035 emissions reduction target
10%
Permitted share of new ICE/hybrid sales post-2035
11 g/km
Allowed average CO2 for new cars, requiring offsets

From: EU Scraps 2035 Combustion Engine Ban, Pivoting to 90% Fleet Emissions Target

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The proposed agreement would reduce the mandatory emissions cut for new cars to 80 percent.From: Germany and France Agree on Deal to Weaken European Union's 2035 Combustion Engine Ban ·
Germany secures looser emissions limits in exchange for backing France's protectionist EV subsidy rules.From: Germany and France Agree on Deal to Weaken European Union's 2035 Combustion Engine Ban ·
How the European Union's 2035 fleet emissions target shifts the market.From: EU Scraps 2035 Combustion Engine Ban, Pivoting to 90% Fleet Emissions Target ·
Projected market share under the revised 90% fleet emissions target.From: EU Scraps 2035 Combustion Engine Ban, Pivoting to 90% Fleet Emissions Target ·
Illustration: Environmental groups warn the compromise will significantly increase the continent's carbon footprint over the next three decades.From: Germany and France Agree on Deal to Weaken European Union's 2035 Combustion Engine Ban ·

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