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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

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It’s also in line with what is expected of other industry sectors, as well as the EU Climate and Energy Framework and the global Paris agreement. In our opinion, this conditionality principle links Europe’s long-term climate objectives to the reality of the market. This is a steep reduction. —Dieter Zetsche.

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Italy’s hard-right government may buy a stake in Stellantis

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Italy has some of the oldest, most polluting cars in Europe, with some of the lowest EV adoption rates in Europe. The government, however, aims to change that – not that it has much of a choice since the EU’s climate plan should force a change regardless. It’s all getting very Darwinian.

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EC rolls out CARS 2020 action plan for European auto industry

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With this strategy, the Commission intends to support the active role the automotive sector will play in seeking to reverse the declining share of industry in Europe from its current level. Secondly, the climate agenda becomes more urgent and even more is expected from technological progress. social impacts of restructuring.

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Republicans introduce bill that would hand US EV lead to China

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How the Inflation Reduction Act helps American health, economy & manufacturing The Inflation Reduction Act included hundreds of billions of dollars of climate spending, much of which was allocated to EV tax credits, both for personal and commercial vehicles. This could be done through making polluters pay for the pollution they cause.

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

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

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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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Australia introduces its first exhaust rule but makes all the mistakes the US did

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The US EPA has long had what is referred to as a “ footprint rule, ” which allows larger vehicles to pollute more. And giant SUVs have, in turn, eliminated the auto emissions gains we could have had if cars had remained normal sized. A bill containing the new auto emissions rules will be introduced in parliament this week.