EU states call for tough new car fuel efficiency targets

Ministers from the Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland and Finland say new CO2 goals would reduce motoring costs and aid transition to zero-emission vehicles

The EU should set challenging new fuel efficiency targets for new cars in 2025 to reduce motoring costs for consumers and tackle climate change, according to four member countries.

Environment and transport ministers from the Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden and Finland have written to the European commission saying the new goal should be set next year.