E-fuels: Is von der Leyen putting pressu • Table.Briefings

Frans Timmermans is not a fan of synthetic fuels in private vehicles. The Commission Vice President wants to exclude e-fuels from the fleet rules for car manufacturers. However, the word from Berlin is that Ursula von der Leyen will push him to present the proposal on e-fuels the Environment Council has called for.

Is there an agreement between EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the use of synthetic fuels in cars? At least, that is what is being reported in Berlin. According to the report, Scholz has lobbied his former cabinet colleague and current Commission head for the Commission to make a regulatory proposal for so-called e-fuels in private transport in the near future.

E-fuels: Is von der Leyen putting pressure on Timmermans?

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