Does the project to maintain thermal engines thanks to synthetic fuel find an echo in Brussels? According to information from the Reuters agency, the European Commission has prepared a project that authorizes the sale of new cars with thermal engines from 2035 if they work with “e-fuels” (or synthetic fuels) neutral in carbon.
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This synthetic fuel solution is promoted especially by German manufacturers -Volkswagen, Porsche or even BMW- as a solution, together with electricity, to decarbonise the automotive industry. This synthetic fuel would be used in particular for certain sports models that would benefit from keeping their heat engine.
Yielding to German pressure, the Commission proposes that this type of vehicle may be among those authorized from 2035, on the condition that its technology is capable of preventing them from rolling if other fuels are used, indicates the document that includes the proposals. of the Community Executive for the German Ministry of Transport.
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This issue of synthetic fuels came back to the fore after Germany refused to vote on March 3 to ban the sale of new combustion engines by 2035.
After months of negotiations, the EU countries and the European Parliament agreed last year on a law to ban the sale of new thermal passenger cars and vans in the EU from 2035. Therefore, the entry into force of the text is suspended until waiting for new proposals from the Commission to find a consensus among the Member States.
Along with Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and also Italy have also expressed their reservations about the project of a 100% electric post-2035.
Discussions are ongoing at European level
A commission spokesman declined to comment to Reuters on the draft document. Il a tout de même fait référence aux commentaires de Frans Timmermans, vice-president exécutif chargé du pacte vert pour l’Europe, qui a declaré la semaine dernière que toute solution devait être conforme à la loi d’élimination progressive de 2035, convenue l ‘last year.
“Discussions between the Commission and the German authorities continue,” the spokesman said.
Germany’s transport ministry said on Monday that talks with the commission on the planned end of new combustion engines from 2035 were progressing, but added that it could not say when an agreement would be reached.
E-fuels (or “e-fuels”) are made by synthesizing captured CO2 emissions and produced hydrogen from CO2-free electricity. Many manufacturers, oil companies and automotive suppliers are working on these new fuels. But some environmental associations wonder about the other pollutants that these synthetic fuels could emit. There is also the question of the price of these new fuels
Source: BFM TV
