Carlos Tavares questions Euro 7 rules for automobiles

By Redação AutoIndústria| 2/23/23 | Translated by Jorge Meditsch

More rigid pollutant emission limits for light vehicles established by Euro 7 rules, scheduled to come into force in Europe by July 1, 2025, don’t make sense. So thinks Carlos Tavares, Stellantis’ CEO.

According to the executive talk with the specialized press on Wednesday, 2/22, tightening the pollutant control legislation would divert resources from electrification projects exactly when the automotive industry strives to produce more affordable electric cars.

“It’s inutile. It’s expansive, does not benefit customers, has no environmental benefit”, resumed Tavares for the Automotive News agency. “The rules on internal combustion engine emissions simply do not make sense.”

It is not the first time the executive questions Euro 7 standards since the European Commission established them in November 2022. For him, it will be a loss of money and time, as adequate the vehicles will demand a high investment for a horizon when the European Union intends to ban fossil fuel-driven cars by 2035.

According to the norm, the manufacturers should reduce by 35% the emission of nitrogen dioxide and by 13% particle emissions.

Nonetheless, Stellantis’ chief praises the reduction by 27% of brake-originated particles and tire microplastics, novelties proposed among Euro 7 new rules.