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It's highly debatable whether this was due to Tesla or actual legislation, though. CO² fleet restriction forced the hand of automakers, not 3% EV market share.
by qayxc 6y ago
It's highly debatable whether this was due to Tesla or actual legislation, though.
CO² fleet restriction forced the hand of automakers, not 3% EV market share.
A substantial portion of Tesla's operational income comes from CO² certificates from automakers that don't meet the CO² restrictions, by the way [1]. Also something that people tend to overlook.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/8/18300393/tesla-fiat-chrysler-credits-european-union-emissions-fines https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/8/18300393/tesla-fiat-chrysl...
- agumonkey 6y agocome on, have you forgot VW recent scandal ? CO2 emission was solved partially by cheating, not making EVs
- liability 6y agoYou're mistaken, VW was caught cheating nitrogen oxide emission standards in America, not CO2. There have been some allegations they may also have been cheating CO2 emissions, but that's not nearly as clear and the nitrogen oxide emissions is really what the big fuss, and arrests, were about.
- agumonkey 6y agoYou have a point, although I thought NOx were a side effect of using particle filters and catalytic converter for CO2 emission reduction.