The European Union acted, Thursday evening, the ban on the sale of cars that emit Co₂. Faced with a decision welcomed as a history, industrialists wonder about the implementation of this transition.
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“Historical decision for the climate”, tweeted l ‘MEP Macronist Pascal Canfin , President of the Environment Commission of the European Parliament, Thursday October 27 in the evening. A few minutes earlier, the European Parliament and the Member States had agreed on a regulation acting the end of thermal motor cars: by 2030, CO₂ emissions of new cars will have to be reduced by 55 % compared to 2021 and, from 2035, they will have to be zero. On this date, therefore, sales of new vehicles rolling with petrol or diesel – but also those with a hybrid engine – will be prohibited, and only electricity can be registered.
The European Commission had made it the proposal on July 14, 2021, as part of the legislative package which it had then put on the table to allow the twenty-seven to reduce their co₂ d emissions by at least 55 % ‘here at 2030 and thus achieving carbon neutrality in 2050, in accordance with the Paris climate agreement, sealed at the end of 2015. After months of negotiations between the member states, then with the European Parliament, the European Union crossed a highly symbolic step, Thursday evening.
In accordance with the wish of Italy, niche manufacturers, which produce less than 10,000 vehicles per year, will certainly be housed in the same brand, but will not be subject to stages; A clause, called “Ferrari Amendment”, will benefit luxury brands. Furthermore, under the pressure of Germany, the text does not exclude only technologies other than electric motorization, such as e-carigants, can take over, if they were to be conclusive, which, for the ‘Hour, seems unlikely.
Finally, to help subcontractors and limit the social consequences of such an industrial revolution, Europeans ask the Commission to assess, by 2025, their needs and to set up a “fund fair transition “.
On the side of French car manufacturers, we welcome this advance without enthusiasm. “The States take the companies hostage,” said Carlos Tavares, the director general of Stellantis, the group born from the merger of PSA with Fiat Chrysler, Thursday, October 27, visiting a factory in Hordain (North).
Diverges of views
Already, at the Motor Show, when we expected to see the bosses of Renault and Stellantis enthusiastically praising the merits of the new electric models, we rather heard their reserves. Admittedly, they prepare all their industrial sites in France to switch to zero emission. But we still feel a lot of questions about the good organization necessary for the success of this transition. Renault, for example, is preparing to separate its thermal and electric activities, a radical change.
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