German automotive giant Volkswagen will make the new EU carbon emissions limits within just “a gram or so” even if its low-emission vehicles sales are lower than expected due to the pandemic.
The fines for missing emissions targets are high – €95 for every gram of CO2 per kilometre over the limit, multiplied by the number of vehicles newly registered in a year.
The year began promisingly for Volkswagen in terms of its ability to meet the targets however, problems with software and battery supply issues delayed the release of its first mass-market electric vehicle the ID.3 to September.