SPD car paper: Sticking to the 2035 ban • Table.Briefings

Tiemo Wölken, coordinator in the Environment Committee, was in charge of the German SPD group’s car paper.

The German SPD group is prepared to defer or extend the penalties for failing to meet the climate targets for 2025. The ban on combustion engines for new cars is to remain in place, while the fleet limits up to 2035 could be adjusted. This is what the car paper from the SPD MEPs in the European Parliament envisages.

The SPD group in the European Parliament wants to stick to the 2035 ban on combustion engines for new cars, but the fines for failing to meet the 2025 climate targets are to be deferred or extended. This is stated in the car paper of the German SPD MEPs, coordinated by Tiemo Wölken. Provided that the reduction target is achieved, changes to the CO2 fleet legislation are possible. However, this must be done in a competition-neutral manner. The SPD proposes several measures to boost sales of EVs:

SPD car paper: Sticking to the 2035 ban on combustion engines

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