The leaders of Germany’s 16 federal states have called on the European Union to review a ban on the sale of new combustion engines from 2035.
A rigid ban on combustion engine technology from 2035 onwards, without consideration of its actual feasibility, would not only jeopardize core industrial competencies and the competitiveness of Germany … but also the social acceptance of electric mobility," the state leaders said in a statement published following a meeting.
France and Spain are against it and they have 26.1% of EU population. So they only need another 8.9% of the population to support them. So idk Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Ireland or something like that. They also need to vote for it, so abstaining is also a no.
against softening the ban? /asking for clarification
Yes they want to keep the ban as is.