Germany announced on Tuesday 28 February that it would oppose the provisional political agreement reached by the EU Council and the European Parliament on stricter CO2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans (see EUROPE B13053A1) if the European Commission does not present a proposal to allow ‘e-fuels’ after 2035.
“Germany will only accept the agreement if the Commission makes a proposal on how internal combustion engine vehicles running solely on e-fuels can be...