Even beyond 2035, the internal combustion engine will have a future in Europe, according to EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton. „Europe is not an island,“ he said in an interview with Europe.Table, adding that the European auto industry must be able to sell „technically high-quality and clean vehicles with internal combustion engines“ to Asia, Latin America and Africa even after 2035. In 2026, he said, they will review the combustion engine phase-out and see if the transformation to EVs is successful. „That’s a very important date,“ Breton said. Markus Grabitz has the details.