Televizní Noviny | Are combustion engines making a comeback?
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has rejected the EU's plan to ban combustion engines from 2035. Czech politicians and representatives of the automotive industry welcome the change in the German government's position. Filip Křenek, an analyst at the EUROPEUM Institute, commented on the matter for Televizní Noviny.
7. October 2025
German car manufacturers want to negotiate some concessions from the German government. This means softening the 2035 target and, in particular, a greater willingness to accept alternative solutions other than electric vehicles, especially synthetic fuels.
[The proposal] would then go through the normal legislative process. This means that it would have to be approved by the Council on the one hand and the European Parliament on the other.
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