EU Slashes Carbon Emission Target for New Cars to 90% as Auto Industry Pressures Grow
The European Union has reversed its planned phase-out of internal combustion engines by 2035, with a senior lawmaker announcing that automakers must now achieve only a 90% reduction in CO₂ emissions from new vehicles and vans compared to 2021 levels. Manfred Weber, head of the center-right European People’s Party, stated that “from 2035 onwards, a…