The European Union is reportedly going to ditch plans to stop making gas-powered cars by 2035. Because that was never a viable plan. European MEP Manfred Weber says that the EU will announce this walk-back this week. The original plan, sold as a climate necessity, has run headlong into economic reality: cost, infrastructure limits, energy supply problems, and growing public backlash. European automakers have warned for years that a full transition to electric vehicles by 2035 was unrealistic without massive subsidies, abundant cheap electricity, and charging infrastructure that simply does not exist, especially outside major cities. Consumers have also pushed back, balking at higher prices, shorter ranges, battery degradation, and dependence on Chinese supply chains for critical minerals. Now, as energy prices remain volatile and Europe continues to struggle with grid capacity and industrial competitiveness, Brussels appears to be quietly retreating from its most aggressive green targets. Instead of an outright ban, policymakers are signaling a more “technology-neutral” approach, which is code for “we fold because we didn’t think this through.” Reality, once again, is forcing ideology to blink. The post Europe Hits the Brakes appeared first on Redacted.