{"id":12614,"date":"2025-12-17T10:58:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T08:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimabozza.it\/car-emissions-to-2035-the-cut-is-90-percent\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T17:23:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:23:36","slug":"car-emissions-to-2035-the-cut-is-90-percent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimabozza.it\/en\/car-emissions-to-2035-the-cut-is-90-percent\/","title":{"rendered":"Car emissions to 2035: the cut is 90 per cent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The European Union backtracks on stopping the sale of cars with heat engines<\/strong> starting in 2035. It will no longer be necessary to reduce emissions to zero; it will suffice to reduce them by 90 per cent<\/strong>. It seems little, but this opens a window that is likely to become a much wider opening that will lead to new concessions, always in the name of “technological neutrality.” What came from Brussels was an expected backtrack that is part of the ongoing trend of softening, if not dismantling, some of the cornerstones of the Green Deal<\/strong>, the 2019 legislation that was swept away by the combined Covid-war in Ukraine-growth of sovereignist and conservative parties that have always hated green regulations. It is a different Europe, with different values and priorities, and these are the results. <\/p>\n\n

The new rules<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

In detail, the Commission proposes that, from 2035 onwards, car manufacturers will have to meet a 90 per cent exhaust emission reduction target, with the remaining 10 per cent of emissions to be offset through the use of low-carbon steel produced in the Union, or from e-fuels and biofuels. “This will allow plug-in hybrid vehicles<\/strong> (PHEV), range extender vehicles<\/strong>, mild hybrids <\/strong>and internal combustion engine vehicles to continue to play a role after 2035, in addition to all-electric vehicles<\/a><\/strong> (EVs) and hydrogen vehicles,” the commission stressed. <\/p>\n\n

“This does not mean,” said St\u00e9phane S\u00e9journ\u00e9<\/strong>, executive vice president of the European Commission for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy,” an EU retreat from environmental ambitions. Is Europe questioning its climate goal? The answer is no. Europe is confirming its path of decarbonisation<\/a><\/strong> by 2035 for the automotive industry. It is a clear path that has been maintained and implemented. However, the calculation methods are changing. The flexibilities we are introducing do not challenge this goal. Any additional emissions generated by these flexibilities will have to be fully offset upstream. These flexibilities will cover up to 10 per cent of emissions by 2035.” <\/p>\n\n

The adjustment is relatively large. In addition to the lowered threshold to 90 per cent, before 2035, automakers will be eligible for ‘super-credits’ for affordable small electric cars produced in the EU. Additional flexibility is then provided for the van segment, where the uptake of electric vehicles has been structurally more difficult, with a reduction in the CO2 emissions target for vans by 2030 from 50 per cent to 40 per cent. <\/p>\n\n

The proposal includes a targeted change to CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, “with flexibility to facilitate compliance with the 2030 targets.” For corporate fleets, targets are set at the member state level to support the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles. In Italy, the target for the combined share of zero- and low-emission company vehicles, from 2030, is 40 per cent and the minimum target for the share of zero-emission vehicles, from 2030, is 36 per cent. The target for the combined share of zero- and low-emission vehicles, from 2035, is 95% and the minimum target for the share of zero-emission vehicles, from 2035, is 80%. For vans, the percentages are 40%, 36%, 95%, and 80%, respectively. <\/p>\n\n

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\ud83d\ude97\u26a1The Automotive Package is a pragmatic low-carbon path.

How:
\u2702\ufe0fcutting red tape
\ud83d\udcaastrengthening EU industry
\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfabacking clean tech made in Europe
\u2714\ufe0f \u20ac700m\/year saved via the Automotive Omnibus
\u2714\ufe0f \u20ac1.8bn Battery Booster for EU-made batteries

\ud83d\udd17 More: https:\/\/t.co\/Bh69gBoU0j<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BYPNskFOfT<\/a><\/p>— Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs (@EU_Growth) December 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>