Outside the Europe bikers ko ek big shock/relief milne wala hai, because ek senior EU lawmaker ne confirm kiya hai ki EU ab 2035 se new petrol or diesel ko ban karne ka plan drop kar raha hai.
Is change mein pehle jo 100% CO₂ reduction ka target propose hua tha, usko replace karke ab 90% kar diya gaya hai. Isse new petrol or diesel cars including bikes, ki sales par thoda pressure ease ho jayega, at least abhi ke liye.
European people's party ke president Manfred Weber ne German Tabloid Bild se baat karte hue is move ko confirm kar diya.
2035 ke baad jo new cars register hogi, unke liye car manufacturers ko apni fleet ki CO2 emissions 100% nahi, rather 90% tak reduce karni mandatory hogi.
2040 ke baad bhi 100% target nahi hoga. Means combustion engines pe jo complete ban ki baat thi, wo ab table se hat gayi hai.
Rules technically cars or vans ke fleet emission averages ke around written kiye gaye hai, but jab bhi hard ICE cut off se thoda bhi shift hota hai na, uska impact motorcycle par bhi padta hi hai.
Past kuch years se EU regulators ye hint de rahe the ki L-category vehicles ko eventually cars jaise four wheelers ke saath hi same rules ke under laaya jaayega. But ye sudden U-turn prove karta hai ki Brussels ab maybe itna confident nahi hai ki all electric future time par aayega, ya phir aayega bhi ya nahi.
Weber ne ye bhi highlight kiya ki ye change complete automotive industry ke liye ek strong signal hai or tens of thousands industries jobs ko secure karta hai. Kaafi months se bahut saare manufacturers, jaise Volkswagen, Stellantis, Renault, Mercedes-Benz or BMW iska pushback de rahe the, because unka believe hai ki electrification ki speed consumers ko decide karni chahiye, na ki companies ya regulators ko.
Motorcycle industry ke liye ye move manufacturers par se kaafi pressure reduce kar deta hai. Ab unhe fast pace mein fully electric bikes showrooms mein laane ki need nahi hai, especially jab technology abhi mass adoption ke liye ready nahi hai or market mein battery powered bikes ki demand bhi gradually slow hoti ja rahi hai.
Britain technically ab Brussels ke rules mein restricted nahi hai, but aisi koi big policy change ho jaaye toh UK government pe automatically kaafi pressure aa jaata hai follow karne ka. Isse chances hai ki current 2030 ICE ban ko quietly remove kar diya jaaye, by the way ye ban motorcycles pe apply hi nahi hota tha, or Labour ne hi ise forward kiya tha.
FleetCheck ke CEO peter Golding bhi yehi baat bol rahe hai, unka kehna hai ki EU ka jo next move hai, wo jaldi hi Westminster ke liye headache ban sakta hai.
"Koi bhi aise measures obviously UK government par kaafi zyada pressure create denge ki wo line mein aa jaye," Golding ne kaha. "EU literally hamare doorstep par ek mass market hai, or key policy areas mein unke saath alignment se bachna difficult ho jata hai, especially jab baat economy ke itne important sector, jaise motor manufacturing ki ho.
Wo ye bhi add karta hai ki UK pehle se hi Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate ke tragets meet karne mein struggle kar raha hai. Electric cars or vans (or motorcycles bhi) expected level pe perform nahi kar rahi, jo ek clear warning sign hai. Uska kehna hai, "Hum electrification ke jo milestones government ne set kiye hai, unko achieve hi nahi kar paa rahe." Iska main reason wo charging access ki problems or recent tax charges par point out karte hai.
"UK ka 2030 target hi unrealistic nikla, or jo 2035 ke hybrid wala revision hai, wo bhi lag raha hai achieve karna difficult hi hoga."
Electric motorcycles ki sales kaafi time se stagnant chal rahi hai, jo clearly show karta hai ki market abhi battery power pe mass shift ke liye ready nahi hai. Hum electric ke against nahi hai, kuch use cases mein toh electric best hai, jaise city mein here and there wander karne ke liye silent or emission free scooter se better kuch nahi. But motorcycling ka scene kaafi diverse hai, or hum bas yahi hope karte hai ki petrol power jitna ho sake unte time tak rahe, so that diversity ka enjoyment bana rahe.