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Automotive industry: Expert group calls for global CO2 measurement system

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Published: April 17th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The battery of an electric vehicle: Emissions are generated along the supply chain that have not yet been recorded transparently and comprehensibly.

The Expert Group on the Transformation of the Automotive Industry (ETA) criticizes the current regulations on how car manufacturers estimate the overall carbon footprint of their vehicles based on average values. The committee is therefore calling for an internationally recognized CO2 measurement system that records and passes on the emissions data measured directly on-site during production for each product in the supply chain.

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