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CDA
February 22, 2023
Italy has expressed its reservations to the total ban on the sale of combustion cars from 2035.
The favorable position to the total adoption of the electric car is not unanimous among the countries of the European Union. In fact, Italy, through its Minister of Transport, Matteo Salvini, has expressed its rejection of European plans to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars by 2035
Salvini, has described “suicide” and “gift” to Chinese industry the rapid switch to electric vehicles that the European Parliament has just adopted. As you well know, by 2035 car manufacturers must reduce CO2 emissions from new cars sold one hundred percent, which would make it impossible to sell vehicles powered by fossil fuels in the bloc of 27 countries.
“Gift” to the Chinese industry
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This plan has been very poorly received in Italya country of brands such as Fiat, Ferrari and Alfa Romeo, where the automotive industry remains largely focused on combustion engine technology.
“We are all concerned about water, air quality and a cleaner environment… but that does not mean laying off millions of workers and closing thousands of companies,” said Salvini, who leads the right-wing League party. “He ideological fundamentalism of electricity by itself it is suicide and a gift to China,” he added.
Salvini, who is also deputy prime minister, has pointed out that more time and funding is needed to ensure a smooth transition. In the same sense, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, had previously indicated that Italy would try to dilute the objective.
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“Italy will present its own counterproposal: limit reduction to 90 percentgiving industries the opportunity to adapt,” he declared.
Italian car industry directly or indirectly employs more than 270,000 workerswhich represents more than 5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, according to data from the ANFIA automobile association.
In line with this, sales of all-electric cars fell 27 percent last year in Italy and accounted for just 3.7 percent of total new vehicle registrations, according to ANFIA.
