Because the sales of electric cars are growing less rapidly than many car manufacturers had expected, it is becoming more difficult to meet the maximum average CO2 emissions set by the EU next year. Various manufacturers fear that they will not sell enough EVs to sufficiently reduce the emissions of their fleet and therefore risk a fine of millions, or have to reduce the sales of fuel cars. After the top executives of Volkswagen and Renault, the CEO of Mercedes-Benz is now also sounding the alarm. Ola Källenius calls the average CO2 emissions that will apply next year ‘virtually unachievable’ in an interview with the German Handelsblatt. According to Källenius, it is very clear that customers want something different and that should be listened to. He therefore hopes that the EU will relax the emission rules and is seeking salvation with ECB President Mario Draghi. He has drawn up a report that sets out how the European economy should become more resilient and Källenius agrees with that. The report states, among other things, that the rapid phasing out of fuel cars is putting the European car industry under great pressure, while the Chinese car industry is increasingly gaining a grip on Europe. According to the report, the EU should create sufficient favourable conditions for the car industry.
Source: www.autoweek.nl
