Czech automotive sector calls EU emissions plan ‘unrealistic’

 

The European Commission’s new plan to reduce CO2 emissions from newly produced heavy lorries by 90% by 2040 is unrealistic, the Automotive Industry Association (AutoSAP) said in a press release on Thursday.

Other goals are also overly ambitious, including a requirement to produce only zero-emission urban buses as early as 2030 or reducing CO2 emissions by 45% by that year, AutoSAP’s press release continued.

The proposed changes will affect manufacturers, transport operators and, above all, residents and businesses as they will face more expensive goods and services as a result, AutoSAP said. Over 78% of goods and passenger transport in the EU is carried out by road. (...)