As reported, the EU committee checks the so-called combustion engine this year and not, as originally planned, only in 2026. The greatest resistance to the abolition of diesel and gasoline vehicles is available in Germany and Austria. This also proves a current survey.
The priorities have shifted in many EU countries that are damaged by economic turbulence. The motto is now: away from ultrahonorable climate signs and to guarantee prosperity and an economic revival, especially not to be flooded by China or the US.
More than 6,000 EU citizens investigated
The wobbling prohibition that prohibits the new registration of gasoline and diesel-driven vehicles from 2035 is very different in the individual EU countries. “Although in some countries such as Austria and Germany there is a considerable skeptical attitude towards the end of that for combustion engines, the existing schedule is especially popular in Belgium and the Netherlands,” said AutoSout24 manager Nikolaus Meches. The Norstat Market Research Institute had commissioned its platform to ask 6133 people in Europe – including 1030 in Austria – in January.
In addition to the relative majority of 37 percent, which completely rejects the prohibition according to the survey, a further shift in Austria would want a shift to a later date. 22 percent want to adhere to the currently planned agreement, while nine percent argue for an earlier introduction. Instead, five percent require a ban on sale for electric cars, another nine percent is undecided.
Also great skepticism in Germany
Skepticism is also great in Germany. 34 percent of the respondents speak out for the complete withdrawal of the Regulation. 20 percent want a later implementation, 24 percent want to maintain the plan. Ten percent prefer the step, four percent vote for an e-car prohibition and nine percent have no clear opinion.
There is less skepticism in France and Italy. In the Netherlands, the approval of the combustion engine is the highest: 40 percent of the respondents are for this. Only 13 percent want abolition, 28 percent a later implementation.
Source: Krone
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