'The global race for clean cars is on': EU unveils new car CO2 rules, but are they tough enough?

Michael Holder
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EU Commission proposals would require carmakers to cut CO2 from new cars and vans by 30 per cent by 2030, but campaigners say rules don't go far enough

The European Commission has unveiled new proposals that would see carmakers tasked with reducing CO2 emissions from new cars and vans by almost a third by 2030 in a bid to "accelerate the transition to...

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