The Green-CDU coalition in Baden-Württemberg calls for major changes to the EU combustion engine ban from 2035. The coalition agreement demands greater technology openness for the auto industry. Cem Özdemir thereby distances himself from his party.
The Greens and CDU in Baden-Württemberg have agreed on a coalition treaty titled "Aus Verantwortung fürs Land: Gemeinsam stark in stürmischen Zeiten". The treaty is scheduled to be presented to the public on Wednesday and was made available to Handelsblatt in advance. It calls for comprehensive changes to the EU combustion engine ban, which prohibits new registrations of combustion engine vehicles from 2035.
The EU regulation is already being softened in Brussels. The Green-Black coalition pushes for even greater flexibility and emphasizes technology openness. "We will do everything to ensure that the car of the future rolls off the production line in Baden-Württemberg," the treaty states. While electromobility is seen as the central future technology, it includes work on alternative climate-friendly drive concepts, climate-friendly fuels, and transitional technologies such as highly efficient combustion engines, plug-in hybrids, and electric vehicles with range extenders.
The target year 2035 is not mentioned in the coalition treaty. Cem Özdemir, who is to be elected Minister President on May 13, thereby distances himself from the federal Greens. They have spoken out against any softening or postponement of the ban.
