Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - Bosch boss Stefan Hartung can live with the possible ban on cars with combustion engines from 2035 in the European Union. Hartung told the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" (Thursday): "We can support the goal of reducing CO2 emissions from new vehicles by 55 percent by 2030 and by 100 percent by 2035." But two aspects are important for the decision: The binding technology decision for the year 2035 restricts the scope for innovations too much. You make assumptions over a period of 13 years without knowing the range of possible innovations.
Hartung went on to say: "Therefore, we are in principle in favor of an approach that is open to all technologies and welcome an opening clause, such as that which the EU environment ministers may have found for e-fuels." According to the Bosch boss, there will still be cars with internal combustion engines, "and they can also make a contribution to climate protection."
Regarding the second aspect of the topic, the manager pointed out that in 2035 the majority of cars will still be powered by combustion engines. That is why he thinks the proposed opening clause for CO2-neutral fuels is correct, since there are already vehicles that are e-fuel-capable. "Many assumptions that we made two or three years ago are no longer valid today. And that will also be the case in 13 years."
If the EU Parliament has its way, manufacturers will no longer be allowed to sell cars with internal combustion engines from 2035 for climate protection reasons. The EU states agree in principle. However, they called on the EU Commission to examine whether it would not be justifiable to still allow cars with combustion engines after 2035 if they run on climate-neutral synthetic fuels.
