While major manufacturers such as GM, Ford, and Mercedes signed on to the agreement, there were some notable absentees.
The support of American manufacturers is significant given the US share of global transport emissions, but it remains to be seen if government support is forthcoming for the deal.
But the absence of VW and Toyota and BMW, as well as government support from China and Germany, is a blow to progress on a key source of global carbon emissions.Japanese car giant Toyota was one of the three companies that declined to sign the deal on car emissions They all have concerns however at the viability of delivering promises that they may not be able to deliver because of external factors in various markets.
In a statement it said:"While transformative speed is of the essence, the pace of transformation will still differ from region to region depending, among other things, on local political decisions driving EV and infrastructure investments."Furthermore, we believe that an accelerated shift to electro mobility has to go in line with an energy transition towards 100% renewables.
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