Europe u-turns on 2035 combustion engine vehicle ban

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : And the EU will provide 1.5 billion euros to support European battery producers through interest-free loans.
56% : In the run-up to 2035, carmakers will benefit from "super credits" for small "affordable" electric cars made in the EU, in an accounting trick that would make reaching emission targets easier.
53% : The EU's industry chief, Stephane Sejourne, insisted the bloc's green ambitions stood intact as he put forward a plan billed as a "lifeline" for Europe's auto industry.
49% : Road transport accounts for about 20 percent of total planet-warming emissions in Europe, and 61 percent of those come from cars' exhaust pipes, according to the EU.
48% : The EU on Tuesday walked back a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars seen as a milestone in... The EU on Tuesday walked back a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars seen as a milestone in the fight against climate change, as the bloc pivots to bolstering its crisis-hit auto sector.
48% : "Every euro diverted into plug-in hybrids is a euro not spent on EVs while China races further ahead," said William Todts, director of the clean-transport advocacy group T&E. "Weakening the CO2 standards for cars is an act of self-sabotage," added Linda Kalcher of Strategic Perspectives, a think tank. - Green fleets - The commission also unveiled a slew of additional measures to support the auto sector as part of a package that needs approval from the EU parliament and member states.
46% : While the French presidency called the EU's auto plan "balanced" overall, the country's environment minister slammed the "flexibility" granted for petrol and diesel cars, and said Paris hoped to stop it from becoming law.

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