German states want synthetic fuels included in car fleet CO2 regulation
Handelsblatt
A number of German states want the federal government to push for including synthetic fuels as an option to lower CO2 emissions from passenger cars in the upcoming EU trialogue on new emission targets for car fleets, Klaus Stratmann writes for the Handelsblatt. The proposal tabled by the state of Schleswig-Holstein says that the focus of fleet regulation should be reducing CO2 emissions – regardless of the technology used. Synthetic fuels should be an option, just like battery-operated cars. The federal government has not agreed on an approach to synthetic fuels yet, the author says.
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