Volkswagen will stop selling combustion engines cars in Europe by 2035 as it shifts to electric vehicles, and later it will be doing the same in the United States and China.
“In Europe, we will exit the business with internal combustion vehicles between 2033 and 2035, in the United States and China somewhat later,” said Klaus Zellmer, Volkswagen board member for sales.
“In South America and Africa, it will take a good deal longer because of the fact that the political and infrastructure framework conditions are still missing.”
By 2050 at the latest, the entire Volkswagen fleet should be CO2-neutral, according to Zellmer.
In Europe, Zillmer is aiming for electric cars to represent 70% of total sales by 2030. This would prepare the automaker for a possible tightening of the European Union’s climate targets and even go beyond them.
EU policymakers have clamped down on exhaust emissions, forcing automakers to accelerate the development of low-emission technology or face penalties if they surpass the limits on CO2 emissions.
