“It’s possible after all”

Lower CO₂-emissions of cars can be achieved even without relying on e-cars “to beef up the quota”, according to a new study by the non-profit organisation International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), Max Hägler writes in Süddeutsche Zeitung. The ICCT’s analysis demonstrated that “reaching the target of 70 grams CO₂ per kilometre by 2025 on average for the entire fleet of newly registered cars” would be possible even if combustion engines still accounted for the vast majority of registrations, the ICCT’s Europe director Peter Mock told the newspaper. However, this meant “additional investments between 1,000 and 2,150 euros per vehicle”, he added. But since these lower emissions were associated with lower fuel costs, customers would financially benefit from the upgrade “already after a few years”.

Read the article (behind paywall) in German here.

For further information on Germany’s automotive industry and energy transition, see the CLEW dossier The Energiewende and German carmakers.