According to Reuters local time on the 21st, the European Commission has drafted a plan to allow the sale of new internal combustion engines powered by electronic fuels after 2035 in an attempt to resolve a dispute between Germany and the European Union over the phase out of internal combustion engines.

According to the report, the draft proposal proposes to create a new vehicle category for carbon neutral fuel vehicles in the EU, providing automakers with a way to continue selling internal combustion engine vehicles after 2035. Earlier, the European Parliament issued a locomotive decree banning fuel sales from 2035, and countries such as Germany expressed opposition.

However, two people familiar with the matter said that the European Commission's plan also had some problems for Germany, as it largely forced automakers to develop new initiators.

Electronic fuel refers to the release of carbon dioxide when it is extinguished, but due to the separation of carbon dioxide, its consumption is generally neutral, and theoretically there will be no additional carbon dioxide. The principle is to generate hydrogen and oxygen through electrolysis of water, and then separate the hydrogen and carbon dioxide into liquid fuels through the action of high-pressure catalysts. This process consumes a lot of electricity, so it is also known as electronic fuel.

The source told Reuters that the German transport minister did not want to reject the committee's proposal completely and wanted to suspend some improvements to the content. The goal of the two sides is to reach an agreement before the EU summit on Thursday.

According to the above report, an EU official said that any plan for electronic fuel vehicles would only be proposed after the internal combustion engine phase-out law was finally passed.