
2035: A Good Year for Ethanol in the EU?
In the EU mobility transition, 2035 has been circled in red on the calendar. In the original version of the Green Deal, a de facto sales ban of Internal Combustion Engines Vehicles (ICEV) in 2035 would pave the way to zero emissions for individual road transport in 2050. Soon, German car manufacturers advocated to also allow ICEVs running on e-fuels, deemed as CO2 efficient as Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV).