Europe's proposed ban on new petrol and diesel cars under threat?

Is Europe’s proposed ban on new petrol and diesel cars under threat? FDP politician and German transport minister, Volker Wissing, argued that synthetic fuels should remain a possibility beyond the 2035 deadline. Czechia’s transport minister Martin Kupka said he would not back the Europe-wide ban if synthetic fuels cannot be used in the future. Synthetic fuelsThe current debate centres on synthetic fuels, the production of which is based on hydrogen and CO 2 . Overall, concerns are growing that the proposed new ICE-vehicle ban could be watered down and undermine Europe’s climate targets.