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Recommendation on impact assessment – Ref. Ares (2020)6081912 - 29/10/2020 CO2 emissions for cars and vans - revision of performance standards The European Union and Germany have set themselves ambitious targets for climate protection. The tightening of the climate targets for 2030 and 2050, combined with stricter CO2-emission targets for cars and vans, has very significant economic and social implications.

Eurelectric fully supports the targets in the Green Deal and in this sense the anticipated amendment of the Regulation setting emission standards for cars and vans is very positive. During the last review of the Regulation, our industry was already calling for higher targets and more robust mechanisms to incentivise zero- and low-emission vehicles.

The European electricity industry, represented by Eurelectric, welcomes the publication of this Commission's initiative to tackle the emissions from road transport. With the proposed CO2 emission performance standards for cars and vans, the European Commission has shown a real commitment to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

Zukunft ERDGAS sees the objectives of the AFI directive as utterly important to build up a CNG station infrastructure in Germany. However, the current implementation in Germany is not supporting a sufficient development of CNG infrastructure. Generally, Germany does not meet the recommended infrastructure targets of the AFI directive.

Eurelectric, the Union of the European electricity industry, welcomes the ongoing review process of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive (AFID). As presently constructed, the Directive still includes and supports pure fossil fuels which would clearly impede a path towards decarbonising the road transport sector.