E-fuels: FDP wants Commission to present • Table.Briefings

German Transport Minister Wissing is threatening to abstain in the vote on phasing out internal combustion engines. The Commission does not want to make the impression of getting involved in negotiations with a government partner of a member state. But there are several possibilities for a compromise.

The FDP-led part of the German government awaits a proposal from the Commission in the dispute over e-fuels. The proposal from Brussels for a compromise should provide for the use of CO2-neutral synthetic fuels in new vehicles beyond 2035, it said. If the proposal fails to materialize, Germany will abstain in the final vote in the Council on CO2-fleet legislation scheduled for Tuesday, including a phase-out of internal combustion engines in passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in 2035, according to sources close to Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP).

E-fuels: FDP wants Commission to present compromise quickly

Sign up now and continue reading immediately