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EU seeks to salvage combustion-engine ban after Germany balks

BMW iX5 Hydrogen car
Amid stricter emissions regulations to combat climate change, BMW plans to offer buyers different technologies, including hydrogen fuel-cell cars. A BMW iX5 Hydrogen car is shown at a hydrogen filling station in Berlin on Jan. 11, 2023. (REUTERS)
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March 02, 2023 07:46 AM

The European Union is scrambling to salvage a plan to effectively ban new combustion-engine cars by 2035 after Germany and Italy threatened to block the agreement.

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