Energy & Science
German Carmakers Seek E-Fuel Help as EU Tightens Climate Goals
- Carmakers will struggle to accommodate proposed CO2 target
- German lobby seeks haven for combustion engine in green fuels
Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
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Germany’s car industry is looking for assurances that a plan to make deeper cuts in carbon pollution in the European Union will leave a loophole for the combustion engine.
A new carbon reduction target proposed by the European Commission has caught the German car industry on a back foot, heaping more pressure on a key industry that’s already struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, according to the VDA car lobby and Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany’s largest automotive parts maker.