Brussels, Belgium, Oct 8, 2025 (AFP) - Carmakers seek EU emissions ban rethink with biofuel push

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2025-10-08

European carmakers Wednesday urged the EU to relax its 2035 ban on combustion-engine sales by allowing cars that run on alternative fuels, among a list of demands that environmentalists slammed as "a disgrace". In a submission to the European Commission, Europe's main auto lobby said Brussels' current emission-reduction targets were "based on outdated premises and optimistic assumptions", and "no longer realistic to achieve". "The current CO2 reg......

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