Brussels is called to decide in very close times on the fate of penalties for CO2 emissions of cars. After internal postponements and contrasts, the European Commission has started a written procedure to approve an amendment to the regulation currently in force. The vote must end by 10 on March 28: if none of the commissioners are opposed, the modification will pass automatically.
The proposal is designed to introduce a more flexible system Of emissions calculationavoiding that the car manufacturers are affected by billionaire fines from this year.
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The corrective on site provides for greater elasticity in reading data. Instead of the usual annual budget, CO2 emissions would be evaluated in a three -year archthus allowing manufacturers to spread the results and compensate for false steps with any best performances. The new structure would thus allow car manufacturers to calculate medium fleet emissions taking into account a longer period
The measure comes as a life jacket launched to a sector already in apnea due to the energy transition. If no one will make barricades, the ball will move on to the European Parliament and the Council. The text would thus be inserted in the ordinary regulatory mechanism.
The internal differences of the commission tell a Europe that struggles to talk about. There are those who want reform the sector With the dark in hand and who, more pragmatically, tries to save the salvable. In the middle, European manufacturers, who witness diplomatic brawl.
Cars and emissions regulations: because the houses appreciate the amendment
In the desert of truly incisive measures, this proposal had managed to collect Even among the most critical because, unlike many statements of intent, it offered a concrete operating margin. Allowed car manufacturers to breathe: More time to conformmore flexibility in calculating emissions, less risk of having to cut production or pay heavy fines. A technical, non -ideological solution, which gave European manufacturers the opportunity to remain in the running without tripping the regulations.
Among the critical voices stands out that of Antonio SileoProgram Director of the Sustainable Mobility program of the Eni Enrico Mattei Foundation:
The amendment to the regulation is a concrete measure. The action plan, however, is more a declaration of intent, but has nothing serious.
According to the expert, the non -approval is likely to push some car manufacturers a slow down production To avoid incurring sanctions, with the awareness that not even the purchase of emission credits could be enough.
CO2 CAR Credits: who earns from European penalties
While many equip themselves with the stopwatch in hand to avoid the blow, some smile. Tesla, Toyota, Kia and Volvo they could transform environmental credits into a hardmade currency. Those who are already ahead of the electrification race know well that in an unbalanced system the sanctions of others can become an opportunity for a few.
Tesla, in particular, has built a dominant position over the years in the sale of emission credits: the more the other houses show the limits, the more she can sell them their surplus. A position annuity which allows her to earn even when sales fall. And this is precisely the paradox: while the demand for electric cars slows down and European registrations mark a sharp drop, the credit of the credits remains for Tesla one of the most profitable voices in the budget.
However, the American house lives a moment of contrasts. On the one hand, the European regulatory system could give it an unexpected competitive advantage, on the other sales in the old continent seem to have taken a descent. In the first two months of 2025, the enrollments yes they are reduced by 49% Compared to the previous year, despite a pioneer strategy of electric mobility.
