The issue of the European Parliament’s recent vote on the ‘Huitema’ report on CO2 emission standards for cars and vans, in particular the amendment banning the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035, was widely discussed during a hearing in the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) on Tuesday 21 June with representatives of the automotive sector (ACEA, CLEPA, ANFIA), trade unions (IG Metall) and NGOs (T&E).
The hearing had been planned for a long time....