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 Market observers believe that Merkel, acting on behalf of Germany’s powerful autoindustry lobby, wants Brussels’ go-ahead for emission credits for all the electric cars sold between now and 2020. Moreover, on the vexed issue of supercredits, Germany is expected to press for a markedly more favourable 3 to 1 ratio instead of the markedly less appealing 1.3 to 1 ratio currently proposed by the EU. If Germany gets its way, each electric car sold between now and 2020 will attract emission credits for its producers which can be banked for use after the introduction of the CO2 95g/km limit in 2020, thus paving the way for the continued and penalty-free sale of higher CO2-emitting cars in EU markets. If Germany also gets its way on the CO2 supercredit formula for ultra-low-emission cars - mainly electric cars - each such car registered between now and 2020 would count as ‘three’ in the manufacturers’ fleet average CO2 formula MORE LIKE THIS: Norway - Electric haven 04 Jul 2013 Electric car sales remain bolted 04 Jul 2013 European EV sales - Still on trickle charge 04 Jun 2013 DATA
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