Europe and E-fuel

In Europe, drastic measures have been taken to reduce CO2 emissions in the automotive sector, including the introduction of such strict anti-pollution standards as the Euro standard. These increasingly stringent standards require manufacturers to make huge investments in research and development into clean technologies to achieve the imposed goals.

In March 2023, the European Commission concluded an agreement with Berlin to allow registering new cars equipped with a combustion engine even after 2035, provided that they run “exclusively on CO2-neutral fuels”.

Under this agreement, the Commission undertook to create a new category of vehicles that can only be powered by synthetic fuels produced using electricity, commonly referred to as e-fuels. It also plans to present a delegated act to define how these vehicles can contribute to climate neutrality.

At WOT, we believe that the use of alternative fuels such as E-fuels, combined with homologated reprogramming, will not only reduce CO2 emissions but will also extend the pleasure of driving an internal combustion engine in a more sustainable way. E-fuels are made from renewable electricity, water and CO2 harnessed from the air, and can be used in internal combustion engines without the need for major modifications. Although the production of E-fuels is currently more expensive than that of fossil fuels, many experts believe that this technology could become competitive as emission standards become more stringent.