Petrol and diesel powered vehicles may only have a short life span in Germany following the passing of a resolution to ban such vehicles by 2030.
Germany’s Bundesrat legislative body, which represents the country’s sixteen states, passed the resolution and is pushing for the EU commission to roll-out similar directives across the entire European Union.
While the resolution in Germany doesn’t have any legislative effect in the EU, it could set a precedent which the EU may follow.
According to local publication Der Spiegel, the resolution asks the EU Commission to “review the current practices of taxation and dues with regard to a stimulation of emission-free mobility,” in a push to help spur consumers to buy electric vehicles.
Such a call also pleads with the EU Commission to scrap tax advantages currently enjoyed by diesel-powered vehicles in a number of member states, reports Forbes. If these tax advantages were scrapped, the cost of such vehicles would rise, prompting consumers to not buy them and for car manufacturers to stop building them.
Importantly, Germany’s plans to kill of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 will apply to new vehicles sold in the country only, meaning the gas-guzzling cars we currently enjoy will still be able to enjoy the thrills of the Autobahn.
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