2023-05-22 20:31:11
The EU recently announced the end of sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, in favor of 100% electric vehicles. stock.adobe.com
The new Euro 7 standard, which will apply to thermal vehicles, is also contested by the automotive industry.
European carmakers had already stepped up to say how badly they felt about the proposal for a new car pollution standard – including a reduction in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions – presented by the European Commission in November last.
On Monday, eight states expressed their opposition to the tightening of the Euro 7 standard. “We oppose any new exhaust gas rules (including new requirements on test conditions or new emission limits) for cars and light commercial vehicles,” wrote in a working document the eight States (France, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia) opposed to this text. Germany, the leading European automotive power, did not sign the document, but it has repeatedly expressed concern about the impact of tougher standards for its companies. The coalition government is struggling to find a common line between Social Democrats, Liberals and Greens.
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The new Euro 7 standard, which will apply to thermal vehicles (hybrid, petrol, diesel), is contested by the automotive industry, which considers its environmental benefit limited in relation to the colossal investment it represents. Manufacturers must keep to the schedule for the rise of electric power: in 2035, they will no longer be able to sell their thermal vehicles in Europe, even to the new standards. The automotive sector employs 13 million people in Europe.
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