6月14日,大眾和奔馳宣布支持歐盟2035年后禁止銷售汽油動力汽車的決定。6月8日,在法國斯特拉斯堡舉行的會議上,歐盟委員會的一項提案被投票通過,停止銷售汽油動力汽車。從 2035 年起在歐盟銷售新型汽油動力汽車,包括混合動力汽車。
大眾汽車就該立法發表了一系列聲明,稱其“雄心勃勃但可以實現”,并指出該法規是“在生態、技術和經濟上盡快取代內燃機的唯一合理方式”,甚至稱贊歐盟協助“未來規劃安全”。
梅賽德斯-奔馳也對這項立法表示贊賞,并在給德國通訊社??ㄌ亍ゑT·克萊登(Eckart von Klaeden)的一份聲明中,梅賽德斯-奔馳對外關系負責人指出,梅賽德斯-奔馳已經做好了準備,就是到2030年銷售100%電動汽車。
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.