Five countries seek to delay EU fossil fuel car phaseout

AUDI-EMISSIONS-rtrs web.jpg — Euro 7 standards will further reduce the maximum allowable emissions of pollutants such as fine particulates, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide.

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Reuters

June 24, 2022 05:38 PM

BRUSSELS -- Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania want to delay a European Union plan to effectively ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars starting in 2035 by five years, according to a document seen by Reuters.

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