Accepting US car standards would risk European lives, warn cities and civil society
European cities and civil society groups have warned that accepting lower US car standards will see more dangerous vehicles flood into Europe
Smoke screen: the growing PHEV emissions scandal
New analysis finds long-range plug-in hybrids and extended-range electric vehicles are a diversion on the road to zero emissions.
Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars – EU data
Even in electric mode, PHEVs still burn fuel and emit 68g of CO2/km, on average. Their hidden fuel consumption costs the average PHEV driver €500 extr...
Leaked car industry paper: carmakers’ EU demands would cut EV sales in half
Carmaker lobby ACEA wants to turn Europe’s car regulation into a ‘Swiss cheese – full of holes’.
The car is a luxury for many and unaffordable for some
Those arguing against higher car taxes to avoid transport poverty should instead call for these in combination with financial support for low-income h...
Company cars have huge potential to boost demand for EVs but German and European carmakers prefer the status quo. Here’s why
The Commission promised to work on creating demand. The upcoming fleets law is a golden opportunity to deliver on this.
Bend or break time for Europe’s 2035 car CO2 rules
Gutting the EU’s car CO2 rules would not just remove a key pillar of the European Green Deal, it would consign Europe’s carmakers to the car museum as...
2035 cars law at EU summit: Merz to push for hybrids which can emit as much as SUVs
German Chancellor will ask EU leaders for loophole to sell ‘extended range’ EVs, a technology that China already dominates.
Joint letter calling on removing Dieselgate cars
Joint letter for the 'roadworthiness package' to deliver on the removal of Dieselgate cars from EU roads
A coalition of signatories ask for fixes or scrappage of high-emitting cars at the expense of manufacturers
10 years after Dieselgate, another scandal comes
10 years after Dieselgate, the car industry is paving the way for another emissions scandal
Manufacturers want to kill off EU rules that would better reflect pollution from plug-in hybrid vehicles
Europeans are making high quality EVs but CEOs want to hit pause
So why are EU carmakers lobbying like crazy to slow down Europe’s transition to EVs and weaken the laws that underpin the transition?
Closing the growing PHEV loophole
New EU data shows the importance of the planned correction of the 'utility factor' for plug-in hybrids.