EU Eases 2035 Car Rules, Allowing Petrol and Diesel Models to Stay on the Market

The European Commission has proposed a significant change to its previously planned rules on new car sales, allowing vehicles with internal combustion engines to remain on the EU market beyond 2035. Under the revised approach, petrol and diesel cars, as well as hybrids, will still be permitted, provided manufacturers offset their remaining emissions through alternative measures such as the use of low-carbon steel produced in the EU and renewable fuels.

Until now, EU legislation required all new cars and vans sold after 2035 to be zero-emission, effectively limiting the market to electric vehicles only....