Get off the brake

27 May 2013 By Olaf Storbeck

The country’s manufacturers are fighting tougher European emission guidelines. The attack may serve short-term profit but is misguided from a broader perspective. Rather than lobbying for the status quo, the industry should invest more in low-emission mobility.

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In a letter Angela Merkel, the Confederation of German Car Makers in recently urged the German chancellor to veto tougher CO2 emission targets for new passenger cars proposed by the European Parliament in April.
The parliamentary Environment Committee suggested limiting emissions to a range of 68 to 78 grammes of CO2 per kilometer by 2025, which implies fuel consumption of about 3 litres per 100 kilometers.
Up to 2020, average CO2 emissions are scheduled to come down to 95 grammes per kilometer or 3.9 litres per 100 kilometers. German carmakers claim that the new targets are impossible to meet and would put jobs on the line.

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