In a bid to end a heated argument with Germany over the phasing out of combustion engine cars, the European Commission has come up with a solution that they hope will make everyone happy.
The proposal would allow the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines after 2035 under the condition that they're powered by climate-neutral e-fuels, essentially creating a whole new category of vehicle.
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Might be good in theory. While the commission does get credit for the idea, the logistics are a lot more complicated. E-fuels are produced by combining captured CO2 emissions and hydrogen using CO2-free electricity, but they are not yet produced at scale. And, Germany still isn’t sold because it would largely force their automakers to develop and manufacture entirely new engines.