Tuesday 4th September 2007

German cars have to cut emissions

In five years time, every new European car will have to be as clean as a diesel Vauxhall Tigra

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The German Environment Minister, Sigmar Gabriel, has said that ALL new cars built from 2012 will have to comply to Europe-wide emissions regulations.

All new cars will have to emit fewer than 120 grams of CO2 per kilometre, which will make life interesting for German performance and luxury car manufacturers.

To give an idea of scale, an Audi A6 2.7 emits 192g/km and a Porsche Cayenne 320 g/km. A Vauxhall Tigra 1.3 CDTI emits the required 120g/km. Oh dear.

none of this in five years

[MK4 Slowride]

So what about heavy industry when are they going to get limitations & extra taxes on their emissions? Very irritating all this.

[MK4 Slowride]

dingocooke said:

MK4 Slowride said:

So what about heavy industry when are they going to get limitations & extra taxes on their emissions? Very irritating all this.

Unlike the rest of the world, our rapidly declining manufacturing industry has been taxed on CO2 emissions for some time via a carbon tax on electrical power; of course none of this counts in China or the USA; what kind of mugs are we.

Weak & toothless mugs unfortunately.