Cars and vans are choking our cities. They are the main source of our toxic air, disturb our sleep and reduce our quality of life through noisy engines and exhausts. Cars and vans are a huge contributor to climate change too.
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But in the first week of October the European Parliament has a once-in-a-decade opportunity to clean up new cars and vans!
If the EU Parliament votes for ambitious emission reduction targets, it will require carmakers to sell many more electric (zero-emission) cars.
The same car companies that have cheated drivers out of €150 BILLION since 2000 with unrealistic fuel economy claims are lobbying hard to kill the law.
Make your voice heard and drown out the industry lobbyists who want to keep selling dirty diesels!
Please urge your local MEP to vote for more ambition on car CO2 targets.
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