Tag: cars

• Member States fall short of steering the automotive industry on a circular path 

  Press release | Today, Europe’s Environment Ministers bowed to the automotive industry by voting to weaken a crucial regulation to make the automotive sector more circular, warn environmental NGOs.

• Circular vehicles: The case for ambitious targets on repair and recycled content

  Until now, vehicles have been a model for repairability, often in operation for decades. This is rapidly changing due to overly restrictive vehicle design requirements that prevent more sustainable options, more electronic components, and less access to low-cost spare parts. How could a new EU regulation help the automotive sector make a U-turn?

• Joint letter by companies and NGOs – Against the e-fuel loophole in 2035 cars deadline

  The final law on phasing out combustion engines must not give an exemption to synthetic fuels, the group writes in a letter to EU negotiators.

• Highlights of ECOS recommendations on ELV Directive revision

  Ahead of the European Commission's review proposal at the end of 2022, we have selected eight key highlights of ECOS recommendations for the revision of the End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Directive and the corresponding Directive on 3R type-approval.