[M 오토데일리 이상원기자] It is reported that BMW in Germany complies with the EU (European Union) carbon dioxide (CO2) standard in 2020.
According to Reuters, German premium brands Daimler AG and BMW achieved the EU’s CO2 target by increasing sales of electrified models such as electric vehicles and PHEV (plug-in hybrid).
BMW recorded an average of 99 grams per kilometer of CO2 emissions from new cars sold in 2020. According to BMW’s own calculations, last year’s BMW’s actual limit is 104g.
Since 2020, the EU has strengthened its emission control and imposed a fine of 95 euros per gram if it fails to achieve an average of 95 grams per kilometer.
Until the first half of last year, BMW had been smoothly meeting its CO2 target, but it faced a crisis due to a fire recall of a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicle that broke out in October.
This is because PHEV vehicle sales in Europe were disrupted as the recall of plug-in hybrid vehicles, which were found to be fired at 26,700 high-voltage batteries worldwide, was in progress.
With this recall, sales of PHEV vehicles ceased altogether, leading to gloomy predictions that BMW would once be unable to meet the emission target.
Regarding the recall of the BMW PHEV, BMW said that there is a possibility that foreign matter may not be completely removed from the inside of the cell during the battery cell production process of Samsung SDI, a battery supplier, and that if the foreign material remains inside the cell, there is a possibility of a fire due to a battery short circuit Revealed.
For this reason, it has been observed that Samsung SDI, a battery cell supplier, may have to pay not only compensation for recalls, but also fines for not satisfying exhaust gas.
Although the exact cause and responsibility for the BMW PHEV fire recall has not been disclosed yet, Samsung SDI is able to ease the burden of possible emission gas fines.
It is not yet known whether Ford Motor Co., which faces similar problems with BMW, will meet the EU Vagagis.
Ford, too, recalled about 27,000 Kuga PHEVs equipped with Samsung SDI batteries due to battery fire concerns, and whether they meet emission standards has attracted attention.
Ford Europe argued that “the root cause of the fire was identified as a battery cell contamination problem in the battery supplier’s production process”. If this does not meet the CO2 regulation, it is possible to claim the right to indemnify Samsung.
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