The stringency of EU car CO2 emission standards has been severely undermined by the growing gap between type approval and real world CO2 emission values. Almost half the emissions savings achieved on paper by new vehicles in the EU since 2001 have only been managed in the lab.
Uphold the European Green Deal
The Commission must champion the Green Deal as a strategy for hope, resilience and fairness. Now is the moment to lead with courage – and to invest in...
But going back on the 2035 zero-emissions target and deploying no industrial strategy could instead see loss of 1 million auto jobs.
A new study models the impact of EU electric vehicle leadership and ambitious policies on investment and jobs.