On Wednesday 8 June, MEPs in Strasbourg adopted the report by Jan Huitema (Renew Europe, Netherlands) on tightening CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (339 votes in favour, 249 against, 24 abstentions) (see EUROPE B12950A10).
“This is a revolution, because there will be no more new petrol and diesel vehicles offered for sale in Europe from 2035. And it is a defeat for the car lobbies who would like to continue milking the revenue from...