A proposal to veto a draft decision to raise diesel car emission limits for nitrogen oxides by up to 110% when the Real Driving Emissions test procedure is introduced was discussed by MEPs and internal market Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska. It will be put to the vote at the next plenary session. Parliament’s Environment Committee argues that MEPs should veto plans to relax the limits … [Read more...]
EVs gaining sales as market slowly recovers
European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association has set out its forecast for 2015 and released last year’s registration figures for electric vehicles. Last year, new passenger car registrations were up 5.7% on the previous year, reaching 12.6 million units. “This is significant because it was the EU’s first positive annual result since the financial crisis began in 2007, with December marking … [Read more...]