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Tesla and Jaguar Land Rover partner in CO2 to avoid EU emission fines

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Tesla will have a new addition to its CO2 pool in Jaguar Land Rover, which will help the latter company avoid hefty fines for not reaching target emissions goals set by the European Union. Schmidt writes that it would likely hurt the company’s financials to scrap its higher profitability vehicles just to meet emissions targets.

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EEA: almost all Euro car makers met specific 2017 CO2 targets on new sales, but emissions up year-on-year

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All but three European car manufacturers met their specific emission targets in 2017, based on current European vehicle test rules. Nevertheless, average carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars sold in the European Union in 2017 rose by 0.4g The final data show that average CO 2 emissions of a new car sold in the EU rose by 0.4

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Provisional agreement reached on European CO2 standards for heavy-duty trucks; 30% lower by 2030

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The European Parliament and the Council have reached provisional agreement on a regulation setting, for the first time in the EU, strict CO 2 emission standards for trucks. Under the agreement, emissions from new trucks will have to be 15% lower by 2025 and 30% lower in 2030 compared to 2019 emissions.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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Today, new plants in Europe are already planned with a CO2-neutral energy supply from the start. As part of the electric offensive, Mercedes-Benz Cars counts on local emission-free vehicles. With a CO2-neutral energy supply of the plants, we are consistently pursuing this approach and are actively driving sustainability in production.

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European Commission proposes 15% reduction in CO2 for new heavy-duty trucks by 2025, indicative target of 30% by 2030

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In the third set of measures designed to implement the “Europe on the Move” goals of modernizing the transport system, the European Commission is proposing a 15% reduction in new heavy-duty truck CO 2 emissions by 2025 from 2019 levels. For 2030, the Commission proposed an indicative reduction target of at least 30%.

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Tesla and Stellantis-owned Comau Robotics set up new automation at Fremont Factory

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Technically, Tesla has been selling these credits to Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). It was announced earlier this week by Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares that the company would no longer need to purchase the regulatory credits from Tesla as it could reach CO2 emissions goals on its own. To be precise, my mistake.

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BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction

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The principle of continuous improvement will remain at the heart of the strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions and increase resource efficiency. The aim is to significantly reduce CO 2 emissions per vehicle by at least one third across the entire spectrum. CO 2 emissions will then be less than 10% of what they were in 2006.

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