Cars

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 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, 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?

Plug-in hybrids now emit five times, on average, what official tests claim – EU data

But the car lobby is demanding that the EU scrap rules that would better reflect PHEV pollution.

Closing the growing PHEV loophole

New EU data shows the importance of the planned correction of the 'utility factor' for plug-in hybrids.

EV progress report: Which EU carmakers are on track for 2025-27 targets?

The EU’s CO₂ regulation for cars and vans is the backbone of Europe’s automotive climate and industrial policy. Data from the first half of 2025 show ...

The world is going electric, with or without us. Now is the time for leadership.

Mercedes the only EU carmaker not on track to meet CO2 targets – analysis

EU manufacturers will sell 2 million fewer EVs due to the delay of 2025 emissions rules.