Are EU vehicle emissions standards about to get tougher still?

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Influential environmental committee says average new car emissions should be between 67g/km and 78g/km by 2025

The rapid drop in new car emissions has certainly had a lot to do with the spiralling price of oil and extended economic slow down. But European Union policies in the form of mandatory emissions targets...

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