As you recall, the European Union wants to force automakers to the average fleet of cars sold have CO2 emissions of less than 95 grams “on average per kilometer” from 2020. This will mean that those manufacturers who sell two cars of 200 grams of CO2 per kilometer on average in its spec sheet will have to sell about 14 cars of 50 grams of CO2 per kilometer to offset their emissions extras.
Has long been talk of “super credits”. With them, the premium car manufacturers, as German companies BMW, Audi or Mercedes, have leeway to make cars without emissions limits not count towards your total average emissions in exchange for making cars emissions “zero “.
European Commission, in any case, marked a limit to these super credits, so that no manufacturer could spend 20,000 units manufactured without limit emissions, in exchange for building cars of “ultra-low emissions”.
The German proposal seeks to benefit their local manufacturers to continue to maintain its iron grip on the premium market without huge investments fall.
But the German government is moving these days to try to force the Commission to change this regulation, eliminating the limit of 20,000 units for editing by one that is directly related exclusively to the number of electric and hybrid sold by brands.
BMW Thus, for example, could be free to make as many cars in excess of 95 grams of CO2 as cars in its class i was able to market from 2020. Or even more, because for every car ultra-low emissions could produce more than one within the super-credits.
In an internal report of the European Union, to which Reuters had access, reveal the problems of ” to ride roughshod “the limit of 20,000 units. And is that the goal of placing a limit emissions of 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer would be watered down. Not achieve the impact on R & D than the EU wants, would increase the price of fuel to the growing demand from spenders cars, and, after all, would not achieve the car industry really fight reduced emissions by practice.
Under our view, the reality is as bad or worse than this internal analysis raises EU. For if the Commission that many super liberalization credits, would be falling into the terrible mistake of giving the green light to build more polluting car manufacturers who only have enough money to launch a range of pure electric and derivatives, which do not necessarily would have to be profitable in themselves, as they would be used primarily to justify the existence of larger saloons of each brand.
This would create a situation where competition would no longer be free in the sector as the big three ( Daimler, Audi and BMW) would play with the advantage of being the only ones who are able to offer high-performance vehicles and consumer, eliminating their competition thanks to these European directives. Though, on the other hand, manufacturers like Renault, that 2020 sales may have good electric also find an open door to get a foot in large displacements, thanks to its super accumulated credits.
We must remember, in any case, that this legislation of 2020 has exceptions for manufacturers of low volume, as Ferrari, Lamborghini or Aston Martin, will not have to qualify for the super credits need to continue making huge super sports consumption and emissions.
With 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer on average, the cars would have an average fuel consumption of 4 liters per 100 kilometers.
In any case, from our point of view, the closure open to manufacturers engaged in manufacturing electric cars in mass for the sole purpose of being able to break the rules of consumption is something that should not be allowed because it would break the balance of forces certain manufacturers. For us, the best solution is a strict rule and equal for all, are those 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer, or a slightly less ambitious (105 grams?), But is accomplished to crack table.
Y is already not only a problem of emissions which is on the table. We need to reduce the use of vehicles to allow fuel prices do not shoot up that only the wealthy can afford.
Keeping firm super credit limit to such manufacturer and 20,000 units per year by 2020 in addition to technologies could serve as the fuel cell to see its emergence in the premium market, as real alternative solution.
