Car rental organizations face opposition from the union and government over proposed fuel consumption restrictions, set to take effect from 2030.
The German federal government has made it clear that they are against plans from Brussels to impose a ban on internal combustion engines for car rental companies and corporate fleets by 2030. This stance was communicated by the Transport Minister of the CDU, Patrick Schnieder, to car rental companies.
In a statement to the Funke media group newspapers, Schnieder emphasised the federal government's efforts to prevent the ban from occurring. The Union faction in the German Bundestag also shares this opposition, as does the CDU/CSU faction's working group on European affairs, led by Tilman Kuban.
Kuban, the chairman of the working group on European affairs within the CDU/CSU faction, expressed his concerns about the proposed ban, stating that anyone planning such a ban has lost touch with reality. He advised commission officials to visit countries like Croatia, Bulgaria, or Greece to observe the lack of charging options for electric vehicles, noting that there are as many charging options in these countries as in a single German city.
The rejection of the plans from Brussels by the German federal government pertains to a Europe-wide ban on internal combustion engines for car rental companies and corporate fleets by 2030. The plans were developed by the European Commission.
In addition to communicating their negative stance, the federal government is also working to prevent the implementation of the ban. Tilman Kuban's comments were made in this context, as he advised commission officials to reconsider the proposed ban due to the current infrastructure limitations for electric vehicles in many European countries.
Patrick Schnieder, as Transport Minister, is involved in the federal government's resistance to the potential ban on internal combustion engines for car rental companies. The statements from the German federal government were made to the Funke media group newspapers by a spokesperson for Minister Schnieder.
The federal government's actions regarding the potential ban are aimed at ensuring it does not occur, and they are resisting a possible ban on internal combustion engines for car rental companies.
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