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The EU Commission intends to present its proposal for the new emission standard “Euro 7” earlier than planned. It affects vehicles with internal combustion engines, and as this type of engine will still go out of production by 2035, it will probably be the last pollutant regulation of its kind. Is the production of combustion engines still worthwhile? Markus Grabitz explains why some models could be in short supply.
Artificial intelligence has only recently entered the realm of the possible. However, due to its potential to intervene in sensitive areas of daily life, experts are already working hard to regulate it. The AI Regulation is attempting to do just that. With it, Europe is still ahead of the game compared to others, according to Antonio Krüger, CEO of the German Research Center for AI, in an interview with Corinna Visser.
The electricity price is rising – according to analysts even more sharply than the gas price. The Bundesbank suspects that economic output in Germany will therefore fall in the winter half-year. However, the EU energy regulator ACER warns of another development in winter: If many households turn up electric heaters instead of gas heating on cold days, this could overload the power grid and thus jeopardize the security of electricity supply. You can read more about this in the News.
With that, I wish you a great start to the day.
Lisa-Martina Klein
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Combustion engine thresholds: Commission wants to implement Euro 7 proposal earlier than planned
The Commission now wants to present its proposal for new emission standards for cars, vans, trucks, and buses around six weeks earlier than last announced. Plans for a tougher emissions standard (“Euro 7”) are due on October 12, according to the Secretariat General’s list of upcoming Commission meetings. Initially, the target date was November 30.
With this, the Commission is expected to present its proposal for the last ever regulation of pollutants for the internal combustion engine in cars and vans. The end of the internal combustion engine in cars and vans is scheduled for 2035. Manufacturers and suppliers are taking a keen interest in the details. They want to know how high the Commission will set the bar for pollutant emissions. For the industry, the question is how much money it will have to invest in exhaust gas purification to stick with combustion technology until 2035. Will the manufacturers’ traditional business model still be viable until 2035?
Directional dispute in the Commission
Vice Commission President Frans Timmermans, who is responsible for the Green Deal, initially advocated a drastic tightening of the limits. Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton, who also has the interests of French manufacturers in mind, put on the brakes.
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