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European auto industry proposes further 20% cut in passenger car CO2 by 2030 from 2021; conditional on EV uptake and infrastructure; no ZEV mandate

Green Car Congress

Our industry is committed to being part of the solution when it comes to decarbonizing road transport, while at the same time reducing pollutant emissions. Modern diesel vehicles now can deliver very low pollutant emissions on the road under the new real driving emissions (RDE) test that came into effect earlier this month.

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Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs loom

Baua Electric

The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future. And yet, the auto industry – which is responsible for more pollution than any other sector, at least in rich countries – still lobbies to worsen emissions reduction targets, even when those targets were already pushed back to begin with.

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Opinion: Politicians Are Lying About Biden's EPA Rule

The Truth About Cars

First, some background from the New York Times : The rule increasingly limits the amount of pollution allowed from tailpipes over time so that, by 2032, more than half the new cars sold in the United States would most likely be zero-emissions vehicles in order for carmakers to meet the standards. It very much is not.

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EPA: GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks should be revised; joint process with NHTSA (updated with more reactions)

Green Car Congress

Negative reaction to the widely expected announcement was voluminous and vociferous: Ceres: “Rolling back the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and emissions standards will undermine the global competitiveness of the US auto industry. NRDC: “Backing off now is irresponsible and unwarranted.”. This decision takes the U.S.

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All Western European Countries Will Have CO2-Related Car Taxation This Year; European Auto Industry Urges Harmonization of Schemes

Green Car Congress

In most Central and Eastern European countries, the main concern of policy makers remains to reduce the level of old vehicles on the streets with pollutant emission standards of below Euro 3. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Europe Fuel Efficiency Policy. ACEA provides an overview of the CO 2 -based vehicle taxes here.

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Minority German Party Tries To Block EU Rule To Go 100% BEV By 2035

CleanTechnica EVs

While Volkswagen Group plans to go all electric by 2033 in the EU, some German drivers and BMW would like to keep their tailpipe polluters. After agreeing to the EU regulation to ban internal combustion light vehicles by 2035, the FDP, the smallest member of the German governing coalition, is walking back its agreement to […]

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Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

Baua Electric

As the second-most populous country in the world and one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, India is making significant strides in adopting electric vehicles (EVs) as a solution to combat climate change and reduce air pollution. Moreover, electric autos contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.

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