Deadline For Europe’s Combustion Engine Ban Isn’t Moving

However, the law has not been passed yet. The vote simply confirms the parliament’s stance for upcoming negotiations with individual EU countries on the final law. But if these nations vote in favor of the ban, then the death certificate of the gas engine will effectively be signed, despite the protests of BMW and others.

It’s not all doom and gloom for Europeans contemplating the cost of transitioning to an electric future, as another EU law will require member states to install millions of EV chargers. “Purchasing and driving zero-emission cars will become cheaper for consumers,” said Jan Huitema, parliament’s lead negotiator on the policy.