6月14日,大众和奔驰宣布支持欧盟2035年后禁止销售汽油动力汽车的决定。6月8日,在法国斯特拉斯堡举行的会议上,欧盟委员会的一项提案被投票通过,停止销售汽油动力汽车。从 2035 年起在欧盟销售新型汽油动力汽车,包括混合动力汽车。
大众汽车就该立法发表了一系列声明,称其“雄心勃勃但可以实现”,并指出该法规是“在生态、技术和经济上尽快取代内燃机的唯一合理方式”,甚至称赞欧盟协助“未来规划安全”。
梅赛德斯-奔驰也对这项立法表示赞赏,并在给德国通讯社埃卡特·冯·克莱登(Eckart von Klaeden)的一份声明中,梅赛德斯-奔驰对外关系负责人指出,梅赛德斯-奔驰已经做好了准备,就是到2030年销售100%电动汽车。
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.