‘Slows down electrical transformation’
The call to revise or even scrap the Euro 7 emission requirements planned by the European Commission is getting louder. Now Ford also joins the list of manufacturers that speak out against the current plans.
After Volkswagen, Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz, among others, Ford is now also speaking out against the EU’s Euro 7 standard as it is now on the table. These emission requirements are currently under heavy fire from the car industry, partly because they entail considerable development costs. Martin Sanders, the chief executive of Ford’s electric Model e division, has now publicly supported criticism from the ACEA trade association.
In a video message on behalf of ACEA and on his own Twitter account, Sanders shares his concerns about Euro 7. “At Ford, we fully embrace the European policy for an all-electric future, but the recently proposed Euro 7 regulation – if passed in its current shape – will hinder decarbonization and delay the transformation to an all-electric future.” According to Sanders, it is also bad for the competitive position of the European car industry, as ACEA previously stated. “That while other world regions are stimulating the industries and supporting the transformation.”
The Ford Model e foreman says that Ford, which will only sell electric models in Europe in 2030, wants to participate in the rethinking of the Euro 7 rules. Sanders talks about a “balanced Euro 7 that provides cleaner air while maintaining the competitiveness of the industry.” He may be referring, like the eight EU Member States that openly oppose the current plans, to the part about exhaust emissions, with the wish that it remains the same as Euro 6.
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