Germany pushes back against EU's landmark 2035 combustion engine ban

NAMPA / DPA
2025-11-28
Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pushing for changes to the European Union's landmark combustion engine ban from 2035 after his coalition agreed on a joint position. Merz said on Friday he would ask the European Commission for comprehensive reforms to the regulation, calling for hybrid vehicles to be allowed beyond the 2035 cut-off date. Merz wrote a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlining the new......
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