Insane EU emissions proposal would require people to buy new cars instead of maintaining existing ones
03/04/2024 / By Cassie B.
Just when you thought the climate change cabal couldn’t get any more preposterous, the European Commission comes up with a proposal to restrict repairs on vehicles that are older than 15 years. This would essentially force people into buying new cars instead of maintaining their existing ones and put the car repair and secondhand vehicle sales industries in jeopardy.
The proposal comes from the European Commission and has not yet been ratified. It aims to phase out older vehicles for newer models in the name of protecting the environment. It introduces the concept of “residual vehicles,” which are those that experience breakdowns related to major parts such as the transmission, chassis, engine, brakes or steering wheel and are upwards of 15 years.
The regulation also outlines specific circumstances under which a car can be deemed residual or technically not repairable, such as being submerged, burned, welded or cut, or possessing technical defects that cannot be reversed. Once a car has been slapped with the “residual” label, it can no longer undergo significant repairs and cannot be resold; it can only be scrapped. One of the more controversial aspects of the proposal is that vehicles that need major parts replaced or whose repair costs exceed their market value may also be classified as residual.
https://www.pollution.news/2024-03-04-eu-emissions-proposal-buy-new-cars.html
