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Volkswagen not too happy about proposed EU CO2 rules

Volkswagen has issued a statement in response to the European Commission CO2 rules that were published this week. The carmaker called the rules unfair to German manufacturers as it hits them much harder than automakers from other countries. This is a very disingenuous statement on VW's part since all manufacturers have the same rules to deal with. It just happens that VW, Mercedes, BMW and Porsche happen to have a lot of powerful, thirsty cars. VW is particularly irked by the penalties for failing to meet the new standards. They claim the ... Read more →

EU CO2 rules will allow carmakers to pool emissions Sam Abuelsamid

The bickering over new CO2 emissions limits in Europe may finally be coming to an end. A draft directive could be released as soon as this week that includes a proposal that would allow car-makers to ...

European Commission President trying to move CO2 regulations forward Sam Abuelsamid

Attempts to implement new mandatory limits on carbon dioxide emissions have been stalled in recent months with French and Italian car-makers supporting tighter rules and German manufacturers looking ...

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 ...

Study shows new car CO2 emissions dropping in Europe Sam Abuelsamid

While different branches of the European Union government bicker over new carbon dioxide emissions limits for cars, the market and carmakers themselves is making progress on their own. It's slow ...

Volkswagen not too happy about proposed EU CO2 rules 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen has issued a statement in response to the European Commission CO2 rules that were published this week. The carmaker called the rules unfair to German manufacturers as it hits them much harder than automakers from other countries. This is a very disingenuous statement on VW's part since ...

EU CO2 rules will allow carmakers to pool emissions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The bickering over new CO2 emissions limits in Europe may finally be coming to an end. A draft directive could be released as soon as this week that includes a proposal that would allow car-makers to pool their emissions. With the goal of the whole process being to reduce the total fleet average ...

European Commission President trying to move CO2 regulations forward 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Attempts to implement new mandatory limits on carbon dioxide emissions have been stalled in recent months with French and Italian car-makers supporting tighter rules and German manufacturers looking for leniency. The French and Italians support proposals for an across-the-board fleet average ...

PSA leads the way on CO2 emissions in Europe 1 year 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 ...

Study shows new car CO2 emissions dropping in Europe 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

While different branches of the European Union government bicker over new carbon dioxide emissions limits for cars, the market and carmakers themselves is making progress on their own. It's slow progress but movement nonetheless. According to analysis by JATO Dynamics, CO2 emissions in the top five ...


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