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The changes to EU energy efficiency labelling were a little different in that it was an active, stated goal that it should not be possible for manufacturers to
by makomk 5y ago
The changes to EU energy efficiency labelling were a little different in that it was an active, stated goal that it should not be possible for manufacturers to achieve the top A rating in the near future and the criteria were set with the aim of achieving that. That is, the top rating is by design currently unattainable. I think changes to crash ratings generally target specific perceived deficiencies of current car safety that the testing organisations think manfacturers can and should fix.
- gambiting 5y agoYeah that makes sense - it's the same in fuel efficiency actually. The new goal for 2022 is for manufacturers selling in the EU to have an overal fleet average of 50g of CO2/km, and that's just physically not possible with just a pure ICE car. Manufacturers have to transition either to full EVs or plug in hybrids at the very least, or they have to pay absolutely draconian fines for every gram of CO2/km over the limit. In that sense the norm is also higher than anything currently possible with existing technology(in terms of what a pure ICE car can do).
- MomoXenosaga 5y agoIirc new ICE models will be banned in some countries as early as 2030.