By Kate Abnett
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European car manufacturers could have three years, instead of one, to comply with the European Union CO2 emissions (EU) for 2025 concerning cars and utility vehicles, shows a proposal published Tuesday by the European Commission.
Entry this year, the EU limits in terms of carbon dioxide emissions for carbon manufacturers require that at least one fifth of their sales be electric vehicles.
Already faced with increased competition, the weakening of demand for electric vehicles and American customs duties, European car manufacturers were concerned to have to pay significant fines and asked for a relaxation.
According to the proposal published Tuesday, the EU could be based on the average emissions of a car manufacturer during the period 2025-2027, rather than on the emissions recorded this year, to comply with the rules relating to CO2 emissions for 2025.
“With today’s initiative, we grant more flexibility to this key sector, while maintaining the course on our climate objective,” said the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in a press release.
The proposal for modification presented on Tuesday requires the approval of the European Parliament and the EU member countries.
Last month, the European Commission confirmed its other objective that all new cars and vans sold in the EU from 2035 will no longer have to issue CO2, as well as an intermediate target for reduction of emissions for 2030.
(Written by Kate Abnett and Philip Blenkinsop; Etienne Breban; edited by Blandine Hénault)
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