Not only has Germany been causing a ruckus at the EU level in recent weeks by mounting a last-minute blockade to a proposed ban on combustion engines, but the country is also facing a domestic political fight over phasing out gas and oil heating systems, as well as pushing forward the coal exit.
They're particularly worried about Berlin's blockade of an EU ban on sales of polluting cars and vehicles from 2035, which the German government previously agreed to, and was specifically promoted by the Greens.
At the very last stage of the legislative approval process, the FDP of Porsche-driving Finance Minister Christian Lindner threw a spanner at the works, demanding that the European Commission create a loophole for cars operating with synthetic fuels, or e-fuels.
The FDP sees itself emboldened by a growing public backlash against the green goals for cars, with 67 percent of Germans recently saying they're against banning the traditional combustion-engine car as of 2035.
For the Greens which had long cheered the EU car legislation, the affair is hugely embarrassing - not to mention a threat to Germany's reputation at EU level.
The row over the ban on proper cars by 2035 has been brewing for a few weeks now, and Germany has been joined by Italy and five other countries in blocking the EU's proposed ban.
Instead they want the EU to allow cars operating with synthetic e-fuels.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/03/26/germany-rebels-against-eu-ban-on-petrol-cars/
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