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France and Germany ease EU car emissions rules
France and Germany agree to relax EU car emission rules and include Britain in 'made in Europe' definition.
In brief
France and Germany agree to relax EU car emission rules and include Britain in 'made in Europe' definition. France and Germany finalized a deal to ease EU car emission rules and expand 'made in Europe' to include Britain, boosting automotive industry jobs. Originally reported by France24.
France and Germany agree
France and Germany backed a further scaling down of EU emission rules for cars as part of a long-negotiated deal on the automotive industry.
Britain included in definition
The agreement includes Britain in the definition of what vehicles would count as made in Europe under EU measures.
Carbon targets relaxed
The deal scraps the requirement for manufacturers to cut new vehicle exhaust emissions by 90 percent and compensates residual emissions.
Renewable fuels count as zero-emission
Cars running on renewable fuels now count as zero-emission vehicles under the new rules.
Super credits extended
Super credits for affordable electric cars are extended to all vehicles regardless of size or length.
Here's the gist
France and Germany finalized a deal to ease EU car emission rules and expand 'made in Europe' to include Britain, boosting automotive industry jobs.
