By 38 votes to 23 and 7 abstentions, MEPs on the European Parliament’s environment committee have strongly strengthened the draft regulation to reduce emissions from the European fleet of new private cars and vans post-2021 in the interests of the climate, industry’s competitiveness and European innovation in the service of clean mobility.
The MEPs recommend reducing emissions by 20% by 2025 for cars and vans and by 45% by 2030 on the 2021 level, along with zero emissions by 2040. This...