There has been an exodus in the automotive market since January. Even 21 thousand penalties
From January 1, 2025, the EU CAFE regulation will come into force in Europe. This will almost certainly mean higher car prices, both new and used.
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From January 1, 2025, a regulation known as CAFE will come into force in the European Union. However, it has nothing to do with coffee. This acronym actually means “Clean Ar for Europe”. In practice, it introduces stricter emission limits for combustion cars. Producers will do their best and customers will lose, reports Dziennik.pl.
Big changes for drivers from January
Current CO emission limit2 for combustion cars it is 117 g/km. From January 2025, it will be reduced to 94-95 g/km. According to Jacek Pawlak from Toyota Central Europe, no combustion car, even a hybrid one, is able to meet the new standards. Moreover, producers will pay a fine of EUR 95 for exceeding the standard by 1 g. In the case of a family car whose emissions today are 140-150 g/km, this is a fine of as much as EUR 5,000, or approximately PLN 21,000. zloty.
However, the new regulations provide for average emissions for each car sold. This means that if a given manufacturer sells two cars with an emission level of 140 g/km and one zero-emission car, the average result is 93.3 g/km, which is within the standards. That’s why producers will try their best. They will definitely promote electric cars more strongly. In addition, some of the more powerful engines may disappear from the available options, and some car models will cease to be produced altogether.
What does this mean for customers? When it comes to combustion cars and hybrids, we should expect higher prices for new cars. Only electric cars, which producers will be more interested in selling, may be cheaper. Many people will also start looking for alternatives on the used car market, so there too – due to higher demand – we can expect higher prices.
