Bentley CEO says to take it easy, not get emotional about CO2 debate
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Bentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen wants us all to chill out. Speaking at the 2008 Automotive News Europe Congress, Paefgen said that "it does help when the debate becomes excessively emotional" (Note: that's ANE's direct quote, but I'm pretty sure they meant "doesn't help" based on the headline: "Bentley's Paefgen says CO2 debate is too emotional"). Even though the debate can and does get quite personal at times, Paefgen wants politicians to take a look at the broader picture. Coming from the head of an automaker whose cars emit roughly 400 grams of CO2 per km, on average, the broader picture is the only thing that will help Bentley meet the EU's emissions targets of 120 g/km of CO2. Paefgen did say his company's vehicles will meet that 120 goal, but only when calculated on a well-to-wheel basis (i.e., when emissions up the supply chain are taken into account).
[Source: Automotive News Europe (subs req'd)]
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Scatter 11:26AM (5/20/2008)
Yes delay, delay, delay. There's no urgency at all....
The only reason why it has become emotional is that scientists and environmentalists have become increasingly fed up with inaction from industries such as Herr Paefgen's.
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Scatter 1:53PM (5/20/2008)
Has Bentley released any information on exactly how they're hoping to achieve 120g WTW? I'm assuming they're thinking B100 or E100?
If that's the case, how do they propose to guarantee that the owners of the cars use that fuel, especially given that it's not widely available and probably won't be in 2012?
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