Pool scheme for car manufacturers

Question for written answer  E-000076/2021
to the Commission
Rule 138
Christel Schaldemose (S&D)

According to reports in Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper, manufacturers of polluting, primarily fossil-fuel-powered cars can avoid climate fines by entering into pool schemes with electric-car manufacturers. I should like to establish, by means of the questions set out below, the extent of such schemes, the consequences the Commission believes they will have on the green transition, and what the Commission will do to ensure an optimum incentive for a climate transition in the car industry.

• 1.How does the Commission monitor use of the scheme, and how widely is it used in the EU? (In its answer, could the Commission please state which car manufacturers use the scheme in the EU, and how they are connected in the various pools.)
• 2.Does the Commission take the view that the fact that manufacturers of polluting cars can pay greener companies for indulgences is beneficial for the green transition in the car industry, and how does the Commission think the incentive structure might be improved?
• 3.Many consumers associate the choice of a green car with a positive impact on the environment. Does the Commission think that consumers have been sufficiently informed about pool schemes?