EU LAWMAKERS DEMAND CO2 CRACKDOWN, AUTOMAKERS SCEPTICAL
July 1st, 2017
EUROPEAN Union (EU) lawmakers are calling for a seismic shift towards low carbon mobility in the auto sector, including requiring manufacturers to meet a 25% minimum fleet quota for electric vehicles by 2025 and a sales ban on cars emitting carbon dioxide (CO2) by 2035.
But the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is sceptical about the demands from the European Parliament, that will be voted upon ahead of proposals that the EU’s executive European Commission is due to release in November. Under the EU’s complex law making system, the ...
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