# EU approves de facto 2035 ban on new combustion-engine cars (2023)

Date: 2023

In February 2023 the European Parliament approved, and in March 2023 the Council adopted, a regulation requiring new cars and vans sold in the EU to emit zero CO2 from 2035, with interim cuts of 55% for cars and 50% for vans by 2030 relative to 2021 levels. The law, part of Fit for 55, effectively ends sales of new petrol and diesel cars; the Commission later signalled a softening toward a 90% reduction target.

## Drivers

- Decarbonization and climate-mitigation policy: https://factrail.ai/drivers/env-decarbonization-policy

## Sources

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## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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