Published: March 7th, 2023,
Last updated: May 15th, 2025
A solution to the dispute over e-fuels in new vehicles after 2035 is being worked on at several levels of talks. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and FDP ministers Volker Wissing and Christian Lindner believe the ball is in the Commission’s court. It should submit a proposal to ensure that new vehicles can still be powered by climate-neutral synthetic fuels after the end of the internal combustion engine in 2035.