EUROPEAN CAR-MARKERS WANT FUEL QUALITY STANDARDS TO STAY AFTER POTENTIAL FUEL LAW LIBERALIZATION
January 1st, 2014
EUROPEAN carmakers, represented by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) in Brussels, want the standard of fuels available for sale in Europe to be maintained beyond 2020, when a European Union (EU) law on fuel quality may be weakened or scrapped.The concern has arisen from last week’s (Wednesday) release of a green paper from the European Commission of new energy targets for 2030 designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A key element was that the EU’s 28 member states would have more independence over how to meet those targets of ...
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