On Wednesday 8 November, the European Commission published an eagerly awaited draft regulation on average EU CO2 emissions post-2020 for new private cars and light vans as part of the second clean mobility package (see other article) with a view to accelerating the transition to low-carbon transport, as required by the Paris Climate Agreement, and to maintain European industry’s competitiveness and innovation so it doesn’t get outstripped by China, which is planning to bring 7 million...