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Germany, France still far from agreeing on CO2 rules

Even though we heard a report to the contrary just yesterday, government sources in France and Germany have told Thomson Financial that they are not about to reach a deal on CO2 emissions. As you might know, French automakers are not putting up as big a fight over low-CO2 emissions the way the dirty German automakers are. After all, it's Daimler, BMW, Porsche and Audi, after all, who have the most to lose should penalties of 20 euros per gram of CO2 over the 120 limit kick in in 2012 (it could climb to 95 euros in 2015) The governments are ... Read more →

European CO2 debate just getting started Sebastian Blanco

U.S. and European Union lawmakers made important legislative decisions late last year. In the U.S., the CAFE rules got hammered out and in the EU, the European Commission decided on some CO2 laws. ...

Should Michelin energy saver tires give cars a legal CO2 bonus? Sebastian Blanco

The new Energy Saver tires from Michelin should be good for the environment (or, at least, better than previous tires since they should reduce the CO2 emissions of whatever car they're on by up to ...

European automakers are a bunch of whiners over CO2 rules Sebastian Blanco

Automotive News Europe columnist Tony Lewin (subs req'd) has got a message for the European automakers in the wake of new CO2 laws: stop whining. He didn't say that in so many words (he said that the ...

PSA leads the way on CO2 emissions in Europe Sam Abuelsamid

If new CO2 emissions limits do get enacted in the EU soon, the French and Italian automakers will be in the best position to meet them soonest. A new study of the largest automakers emissions in 2005 ...

Germany, France still far from agreeing on CO2 rules 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Even though we heard a report to the contrary just yesterday, government sources in France and Germany have told Thomson Financial that they are not about to reach a deal on CO2 emissions. As you might know, French automakers are not putting up as big a fight over low-CO2 emissions the way the ...

European CO2 debate just getting started 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

U.S. and European Union lawmakers made important legislative decisions late last year. In the U.S., the CAFE rules got hammered out and in the EU, the European Commission decided on some CO2 laws. While these are both just steps along the way to cleaner vehicles, Automotive News Europe's Jason Stein ...

Should Michelin energy saver tires give cars a legal CO2 bonus? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The new Energy Saver tires from Michelin should be good for the environment (or, at least, better than previous tires since they should reduce the CO2 emissions of whatever car they're on by up to seven grams per kilometer, according to a Michelin representative). But, should these tires also be ...

European automakers are a bunch of whiners over CO2 rules 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Automotive News Europe columnist Tony Lewin (subs req'd) has got a message for the European automakers in the wake of new CO2 laws: stop whining. He didn't say that in so many words (he said that the automakers are letting out "anguished squeals" and "you would have thought that they were told that ...

PSA leads the way on CO2 emissions in Europe 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

If new CO2 emissions limits do get enacted in the EU soon, the French and Italian automakers will be in the best position to meet them soonest. A new study of the largest automakers emissions in 2005 and 2006 showed that PSA/Peugeot-Citroen led the way last year with an average of only 142 g/km for ...


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