6月14日,大眾和奔馳宣布支持歐盟2035年后禁止銷(xiāo)售汽油動(dòng)力汽車(chē)的決定。6月8日,在法國斯特拉斯堡舉行的會(huì )議上,歐盟委員會(huì )的一項提案被投票通過(guò),停止銷(xiāo)售汽油動(dòng)力汽車(chē)。從 2035 年起在歐盟銷(xiāo)售新型汽油動(dòng)力汽車(chē),包括混合動(dòng)力汽車(chē)。
大眾汽車(chē)就該立法發(fā)表了一系列聲明,稱(chēng)其“雄心勃勃但可以實(shí)現”,并指出該法規是“在生態(tài)、技術(shù)和經(jīng)濟上盡快取代內燃機的唯一合理方式”,甚至稱(chēng)贊歐盟協(xié)助“未來(lái)規劃安全”。
梅賽德斯-奔馳也對這項立法表示贊賞,并在給德國通訊社??ㄌ亍ゑT·克萊登(Eckart von Klaeden)的一份聲明中,梅賽德斯-奔馳對外關(guān)系負責人指出,梅賽德斯-奔馳已經(jīng)做好了準備,就是到2030年銷(xiāo)售100%電動(dòng)汽車(chē)。
In addition to Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Stellantis, Jaguar, Land Rover and other car companies also support the regulation. But BMW has yet to commit to the regulation, and a BMW official said it was too early to set an end date for the ban on gasoline-powered cars. It is important to note that before the new law can be finalized and ratified, it must be signed by all 27 EU countries, which can be a very difficult task in the current state of large economies such as Germany, France and Italy.