---
title: "German Politicians Want All of Europe to Ban Gas-Powered Cars by 2030"
description: "But the country's transport minister isn't on board with the plan."
date: "2016-10-11"
modified: "2016-10-11"
authors:
  - name: "Aaron Brown"
    job_title: "Staff Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/aaron-brown"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/5525/german-politicians-want-all-of-europe-to-ban-gas-powered-cars-by-2030"
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  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Electric Cars"
  - "europe"
  - "Germany"
---

# German Politicians Want All of Europe to Ban Gas-Powered Cars by 2030

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Germany is taking its push to stop the sale of all [internal-combustion engined cars by 2030](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/3747/paris-is-banning-all-cars-built-before-1997-from-the-city-on-weekdays>) a big step further: The country is now trying to convince the European Union to join it in putting an end to the sale of ICE cars continent-wide by that year.

In June, *The Drive* reported on [Germany's intention to stop the sale](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/3996/all-new-cars-in-germany-must-be-zero-emissions-vehicles-by-2030>) of emissions-emitting cars by the end of the next decade—a decision that came as a step toward the country's goal of lowering its carbon dioxide emissions by up to 95 percent by 2050. Now, Germany's *Bundesrat*, the country's federal council, is asking the European Commission to stop the sale of cars across the EU as well. While the *Bundesrat* does not control the Commission, Germany's status as the largest economy in Europe means it can exert a large influence on molding EU regulations.

Additionally, Germany's Bundesrat is also looking for the EU to reexamine its automotive emissions tax laws. As *Engadget* notes, this could lead to a [change in tax incentives](<https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/08/germany-wants-combustion-engine-ban/>) for those who buy alternative-energy vehicles, likely resulting in them receiving larger savings.

Not everyone in the German government agrees with this plan, however. Transport Minister Alexander Dobrint told the *Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung* that the plan is ["utter nonsense,"](<https://www.faz.net/agenturmeldungen/dpa/streit-um-zukunft-von-benzin-und-diesel-14474899.html>) as translated by *Forbes* contributor Bertel Schmitt via *[Road & Track](<https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/news/a31123/german-transport-minister-calls-internal-combustion-ban/>)*.

Germany isn't the only part of Europe looking to move away from internal-combustion cars in force. *The Drive* has preciously reported on several other individual parts of Europe that are looking to ban ICE cars. Most recently, [Norway set a goal of banning](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/3841/norway-might-ban-the-sale-of-new-gas-powered-cars-by-2025>) the sale of gas cars by 2025 and t[he Netherlands was working on a bill](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/2820/dutch-parliament-wants-to-ban-gas-powered-cars>) for the same purpose; Paris has also banned all cars built prior to 1997 from its [city streets on weekdays](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/3747/paris-is-banning-all-cars-built-before-1997-from-the-city-on-weekdays>).

## Author
Aaron was previously a contributing writer with Jalopnik and has also written for Business Insider covering cars. When he's not in the office writing the news, you'll probably find him thrashing a beater car around a RallyCross.

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