Stop the sale of endothermic: 63% of respondents are in favor

Stop the sale of endothermic

There are now different states of the European Union that are aiming for a definitive stop for sales of fossil fuel cars. Not surprisingly, in December 2019 the European Commission presented the European Green Deal, a plan to make Europe climate neutral by 2050. A recent survey commissioned by Transport & Environment revealed that almost two thirds of residents in the countries surveyed I am in favor of a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars after 2030.

From Barcelona to Krakow there is broad support to end sales of fossil fuel cars in the EU. People living in cities are the most exposed to toxic levels of air pollution and do not want internal combustion engines to be sold longer than necessary, said T & E's director of vehicles and electric mobility, Julia Poliscanova.

In detail, the survey highlights that as many as 63% of the inhabitants of the cities where the survey was conducted maintain that only green cars should be sold after 2030. The opposition comes only from the 29%. The same YouGov, commissioned by T&E, interviewed 10,050 people in 15 of the largest European cities, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Politicians should listen people say they are ready for the full transition to zero-emission vehicles by 2030. This summer, the European Commission is expected to propose a European-wide end date for the sale of internal combustion cars, added Julia Poliscanova.

However, the survey revealed that there is greater support for a stop of diesel and petrol vehicles, especially among the inhabitants of cities particularly affected by the health emergency from Covid-19. In fact, there are several studies that highlight probable correlations between air pollution and higher risk of mortality from coronavirus infection.

Not coincidentally, the price of battery-powered vehicles together with the increase in charging infrastructures and the Increasing range of electric vehicles are considered by citizens to be the main factors that will push sales above those of petrol and diesel cars. 29% of the interviewees are skeptical about the elimination of endothermic drugs by 2030, while 8% do not express themselves. There is also a 10% who believe that electric cars will not have a better future than petrol and diesel cars in the coming years.

If at the European level, on average, there are in favor of a ban on combustion vehicles 2 out of 3, in Italy among the Romans and the Milanese are respectively 77% and 73% of the interviewees (3 out of 4). It is therefore evident that the capital is even the city that records the highest percentage in all of Europe.

The fact that Rome and Milan show the most convinced support for the stop to sales of fossil fuel cars among all cities Europeans is a sign that their citizens are tired of being exposed to high toxic levels of air pollution. They are already ready for a change today and do not want internal combustion engines to be sold longer than necessary. Policymakers should listen to citizens who say they are ready for the full transition to zero-emission vehicles as early as 2030. We trust that the Commission will actually propose an EU-wide final date for the sale of cars with combustion engines next summer. internal. commented Veronica Aneris, T&E director for Italy.

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