In China and Europe, a tightening of the CO2 limits in order to slow down climate change. But the US is stepping on the brake: in the spring the U.S. government to President Donald Trump wants to put according to the German magazine “Spiegel” new CO2 limits in force, which are significantly above the previously planned.
The Administration of Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama had committed to the car industry in the United States to a limit of 100 g/km of CO2 up to 2026; this corresponds to an average fuel consumption of 4.32 l/100 km. New Trump plans to a maximum of 136 g/km up to 2026 – power 5,88 l/km. For comparison: For January, a CO2 limit of 95 grams per Kilometer in Switzerland, all new cars sold across. In case of Exceeding your criminal payments per car and per gram is Exceeded, threaten the import.
More CO2, fewer traffic deaths?
The Trump government to relieve pressure on the auto industry: The introduction of more expensive fuel-saving technology and switching to electric and Plug-in hybrid drives could be on a longer period of time stretched. According to the US traffic safety authority NHTSA, a price could increase in new cars to prevent. Modern and safer cars would be for more Americans to be affordable. As more old vehicles are likely to disappear from the road, which would have a positive effect on the international comparison of high number of traffic fatalities.
of the page Numbers on the drives: According to projections by the New York Times, the scheme could lead to more emissions of nearly a billion tonnes of CO2 and around 300 billion litres of additional petrol consumption. The consumer organization Consumer Reports calculates, higher fuel consumption would can the Driver and Handlebars until 2035 (as long as today’s vehicles sold could be still on the road) with the equivalent of around 3200 Swiss francs, more cost at the gas station charge.
automotive industry is not thrilled with
And the car industry? She goes on the warpath – against the softening of the existing CO2 targets. Brands such as BMW, Ford, Honda, or Volkswagen salute to Adhere to the depths of limit values. Because they are at a competitive disadvantage: BMW fear, for example, has already invested heavily in electric mobility and is planning a number of models in the next two years. The development of budgeted or spent are cost. Volkswagen relies more and more on the electric drive, and will roll out in the coming years, a complete E-model program under the Label of ID. The CO2 would be stretched to limits that would be charged to the E-pioneers in the industry, this investment significantly more than their competitors.
in Addition, it is expected that the political and legal resistance to progressive States, against the decision of the Central government. Especially California is likely to take court action against the softening of the CO2 targets. Due to the increased Smoggefahr in the Metropolitan areas of the state may adopt areas for 70 years of its own emission regulations and limits. Others are likely to join. The result could be a year – long legal dispute with a large uncertainty for the industry, which is the limit for now. The limit-compliant further development of the engines and drives would be difficult.
Voluntarily by 2.4 percent
Not to reduce the entire US industry has, however, the Trump project is critical: A part of would welcome a softening of the from their point of view, CO2 überambitionierten goals of the Obama administration. However, in Trump’s planned size of the problem: The U.S. manufacturer would reduce the CO2 emissions of its new car fleet voluntarily by 2.4 percent. That would be almost half of what you would need to save to meet the Obama goals.
