After the US government weakened its target to reduce emissions from new cars after pressure from the auto industry, now it’s Europe’s turn to be in a similar situation.
The European Council is pushing for a 35% reduction in CO2 emissions from new cars by 2030, which is not as aggressive as most countries have asked for after pressure from the German auto industry.
The European Parliament was pushing for its own target of 40% by 2030.
The CO2 reduction effort would be distributed among manufacturers on the basis of the average mass of their vehicle fleet, which would require them to increase the mix of all-electric vehicles in their sales.
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