US EditionEU Chief Offers Carmakers More Time On Emission Rules To Avoid Fines
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is proposing a relaxed three-year timeframe for carmakers to meet CO2 standards instead of annual targets.
- Industry representatives requested changes to avoid penalties and enhance competitiveness.
- Transport think-tanks argue that most manufacturers can meet existing targets and therefore should not receive penalties.
- Experts state that stronger actions are necessary for the EU to meet its 2030 pollution reduction targets amid mixed progress in zero pollution goals.
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Here is the plan for the EU's car: confirmed objectives but more flexibility on methods. Starting with emission fines
A step backwards on fines for the possible failure to achieve the reduction in emissions of the newly registered fleet and a step that at the moment seems only sideways to the ban on cars with conventional power supplies of 2035. The commitments contained in the 18 pages of the plan for the European car industry, which in any case must be ratified by the European Parliament and national governments, presented by the transport commissioner, the G…
EU emissions relief for carmakers to slow EV shift
PARIS, France — The European Commission’s proposal to ease emission targets would enable struggling automakers to keep profits flowing from fossil fuel models but could potentially stall Europe’s shift to electric vehicles and climate progress. European car companies, already beset by Chinese competition, had been warning that they would struggle to meet the ambitious 2025
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