(ANSA-AFP) - LUXEMBOURG, JUN 29 - The European Union approved
a plan to end the sale of vehicles with combustion engines by
2035 in Europe, the 27-member bloc announced early Wednesday, in
a bid to reduce CO2 emissions to zero. The measure, first
proposed in July 2021, will mean a de facto halt to sales of
petrol and diesel cars as well as light commercial vehicles and
a complete shift to electric engines in the European Union from
2035. The plan is intended to help achieve the continent's
climate objectives, in particular, carbon neutrality by 2050. At
the request of countries including Germany and Italy, the EU-27
also agreed to consider a future green light for the use of
alternative technologies such as synthetic fuels or plug-in
hybrids. (ANSA-AFP).
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