Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess sees the EU-wide CO2 emission targets for his own new vehicle fleet within reach. The limit values ​​are only “a gram or so” away, he told the Financial Times .

“We haven’t given up yet” “We haven’t given up yet, but it will be very tight, to achieve the fleet objectives. ” VW still have a chance. That also depends on how many vehicles with low emissions could still be sold in the rest of the year. Like all manufacturers who could afford their development and production, Volkswagen is trying to achieve its goals primarily with electric cars such as the recently released VW ID.3 (test). This is because the so-called supercredits that can be used for electric cars lower the calculated fleet consumption per car sold.

The regulation aims at the consumption of fossil fuels, which, however, is converted into carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for better comparability. 2020 manufacturers in the European Union (EU) must, under certain exceptions, the limit value of 95 Comply with grams of CO2 emitted per kilometer driven on average for your newly sold cars.

Depending on the market segment, higher individual rates apply Values, for example for Mercedes and BMW, which mainly sell heavier vehicles. In addition, in an introductory phase this year, the five percent of the vehicles with the highest emissions may be excluded from the fleet; this transitional regulation does not apply 2021. Quickly to high sums The automakers had to face sluggish Sales of electric cars fear that they will be charged billions in fines because of the new rules. Per vehicle sold and exceeded gram of CO2 on average 95 euros are due, which can quickly add up to large sums. However, the sales promotion for plug-in hybrids and electric cars in the pandemic gave electric cars a significant boost in market share. Volkswagen sales manager Christian Dahlheim had already spoken of a “close race” last week.

(fpi)