Honkosen's criticism relates to yesterday's news about the total cessation of product development and manufacturing of the world's largest car manufacturer group, Volkswagen's gas vehicles.

According to news, the group would concentrate on the development of electric cars. Volkswagen has been the only major car manufacturer that has gas propulsion developed. Vice-President of the Centre, Mr Petri Honkonen, member of the Committee on the Environment, accused of this Eu's single-eyed climate policy.-The EU has focused far too much on electric cars and on the promotion of the hydrogen economy. Unilaghness does not contribute to reducing emissions, but is jeopardising the development of a Nordic transport bio-gas production network. According to Honkosen, the Eu should identify regional specificities and opportunities for more climate-friendly driving, biogas and liquid biofuels.-Eu policy measures should encourage the development of a regional The best and most profitable solutions to reduce traffic emissions. Even within Finland there are differences, in rural areas the potential for biogas is high and in cities electricity is the most rational propulsion. Liquid biofuels are an indispensable transitional and heavy traffic solution. The Eu must change its line if we genuinely want to have less transport emissions.