Briefing

E-fuels testing: criticisms debunked

December 14, 2021

T&E exposes the misleading claims by the fossil fuels industry lobby.

Independent emissions testing commissioned by Transport & Environment (T&E) found that cars powered by e-petrol pollute the air as much as petrol. In response, fossil fuel industry lobby group FuelsEurope accused T&E of cherry-picking the results. Download the briefing to read T&E’s point-by-point debunking of each of their misleading claims.

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