This whitepaper „CO₂ emission regulation for passenger cars“ has been published in July 2024 and analyses the impact of the European CO2 emission regulation for passenger cars on real CO2 emissions.

The current CO₂ emission legislation for passenger cars is leading to significantly increased real CO₂ emissions in comparison with the legislation limit. Real emissions including production and operation of the new vehicles will often be more than 3 times higher than the actual legislation limit in the year 2030 of i.e. 49 eg_CO2/km.

For this reason, the CO₂ emission legislation must be comprehensively revised and developed on the basis of a correct physical balancing.

More than 170 experts in the field of energy, vehicle and drivetrain technology from 5 continents support the first position paper of IASTEC “Technical, regulatory and social challenges for realizing CO₂-neutral drive Technology for cars and commercial vehicles during the coming decades”.

The main focus of the position paper is the support of policymakers in order to enable an optimal CO₂-reduction with the help of an effective legislation.