IN an increasingly carbon dioxide-constrained world, lighter materials will only become more attractive to car makers. "Europe and the US and a number of other countries are taxing very heavily vehicles that are producing more than 130 grams of C02 per kilometre," Quickstep managing director and CEO Philippe Odouard told Manufacturers' Monthly. "And that 130 grams is down to 95 in 2020 and lower beyond that." Compare that to a Holden Barina, not known as a particularly chunky vehicle, which puts out about 150 grams of C02 per kilometre.
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