Climate ChangeEU Green Deal seeks to force shift to electric vehicles in 2035
Ambitious emissions plan also targets steel and cement with carbon border tax
A charging station in Ruesselsheim, Germany: A European Union proposal would in effect ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars in 2035. © Reuters
YASUO TAKEUCHI and KOSEI FUKAO, Nikkei staff writers
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT -- Automakers from East Asia to Southeast Asia to North America are watching as the European Union seeks a de facto ban on sales of all new vehicles with internal combustion engines, including hybrids, by 2035, under a sweeping plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions.