Updated T&E background briefing on cars CO2 regulation. With history and recent progress of carmakers in cutting CO2.
In February 2007 the European Commission published a review of the EU strategy on reducing carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) from new cars.
Carmakers are not reducing CO2 emissions of their products fast enough to meet the 140 g/km target by 2008/9. In September 2007, T&E presented the latest evidence of this – the progress of the commitment in 2006.
A lack of regulatory certainty is preventing most projects from moving beyond just the planning stage
EU 2035 reversal won't make carmakers great again
Extending the sales of combustion engines would divert investment from EVs while China races further ahead
Some car execs suggest a return to the combustion engine will restore Europe’s competitiveness. They couldn't be more wrong.