"A German proposal circulated on the fringes of the EU Competitiveness Council on 27 September calls for phasing-in the EU’s 95 grams of CO2 per km (g/km) fuel efficiency standard for passenger cars over a four-year period ending in 2024 ... Sources close to Berlin say that while the country supports ambitious CO2 emission targets in the transport sector, "car producers should be able to reach the 2020 target in the most cost-effective manner."" (Quoted from article)