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Letter: Brussels can’t give ground on vehicle safety standards

The European Commission has weakened car CO2 standards in its new Automotive Action Plan, allowing manufacturers to average compliance over three years to avoid penalties for polluting cars.
Dominic Phinn from the Climate Group stated that the Plan casts doubts on the EU's commitment to reducing emissions from road transport.
The Commission announced a fund of €1.8 billion to secure a competitive supply chain for battery raw materials, amid industry struggles.
Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen expressed a commitment to emissions targets while promoting domestic production to avoid dependencies.

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Financial Times

Letter: Brussels can’t give ground on vehicle safety standards

From Antonio Avenoso and others

8 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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24ur.com

'The crisis will come': How will the government and the EU save the automotive industry?

How will the European Union save the automotive industry, which employs 40,000 people in Slovenia alone? Will only the easing of overambitious goals prevent the collapse of this industry? The idea of a green transition or a ban on diesel and petrol-powered cars by 2035 remains, but they will spare billions in fines that would hit manufacturers in the pockets if the requirements for reduced carbon dioxide emissions are not met this year. The goal…

8 days ago·Ljubljana, Slovenia

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n-tv.de

Ferdinand Dudenhöffer on ways out of the car crisis: "What Brussels does is stupid"

Europe's car industry is now permanently in crisis mode. With an action plan, Brussels wants to remedy the situation in the middle of the US customs chaos. Can these measures secure the future? Ferdinand Dudenhöffer is skeptical. The car expert sees the future elsewhere.

8 days ago

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EURACTIV

Car electrification is out of the EU’s competitiveness game

The new automotive plan signals that the EU is further rolling back its zero-emission policy for road transport.

9 days ago·Brussels, Belgium

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Infobae

Brussels comes to the rescue of the European car: delays fines for emissions, aid for the purchase of the electric car and boost for European batteries

Spanish employers applaud the easing of emissions regulations and clarify that US tariffs will have no impact on the Spanish sector

9 days ago·Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Clean Technica

EU Auto Plan Is a Major Concession to Industry — It Must Be the Last - CleanTechnica

T&E reaction to Automotive Plan: Positive steps on fleets, but the weakening of CO₂ targets and vague support for battery production will see Europe fall further behind China. Today’s EU Automotive Plan must mark a line in the sand for concessions on car industry climate targets, green group T&E has ... [continued] The post EU Auto Plan Is a Major Concession to Industry — It Must Be the Last appeared first on CleanTechnica.

9 days ago

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