Call from EP committee to lower the 2035 car emission target

The European Parliament’s Environment Committee backed a proposal to soften the EU’s 2035 zero-emission target for new cars, lowering the required CO2 cut from 100% to 87.5% and adding extra incentives for electric vehicles produced in the bloc. The committee’s approval keeps the measure moving through the EU legislative process, where it must still be negotiated with member states and the full Parliament. The change matters because automakers have committed billions to electrification on the assumption of a full 2035 phase-out, and a weaker target could alter investment and compliance planning. Watch next for talks with national governments, which have taken divergent positions on the 2035 goal, and for how the added EU-made EV incentives are defined.