EU Announces Deal To Cut Emissions From New Cars By 37.5%, Giving A Boost To Electric Cars | Electrek

https://electrek.co/2018/12/18/eu-deal-cut-emission-new-cars-boost-electric-cars/The EU made official its deal to cut CO2 emissions from new cars by 37.5% by 2030, which should force automakers to sell more electric vehicles in Europe.

While the goal is aggressive and unprecedented for such a large market like Europe, it’s actually a compromise over a compromise.

As we reported earlier this year, the European Parliament was pushing for its own target of 40% by 2030, but Germany, where a large part of the European auto industry is located, lobbied for no more than 30% reduction in emissions from new cars.

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