EU Eases Carbon Compliance Deadline

The European Commission has put forward a new proposal that would allow car companies to average their carbon emissions over the period 2025-2027, rather than the original single-year 2025 test. The move, which aims to ease the pressure on European automakers to pay 15 billion euros in fines for lagging behind in the EV transition, has raised concerns among environmental groups — with E-Mobility Europe warning that it could weaken Europe’s competitiveness in the EV sector and put it further behind the United States and China. This policy adjustment reflects the reality of the game between green transformation and industrial survival.