Instead of banning the sale of combustion engine cars in 2035, the EU should let the market decide between EVs and vehicles powered by biofuels or synthetic fuels, said German Finance Minister Christian Lindner.
“There is not only e-mobility, which is fascinating, there are also alternatives,” Lindner said in an interview with the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper published Wednesday.
“The market should then decide what is economical and what consumers want, not politicians and civil servants,” the leader of Germany’s liberals added.
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Last year, the EU finalized legislation to end the sale of new diesel or gasoline cars and vans by 2035.
