德国与法国达成的一项协议实际上将取消2035年起禁售燃油发动机的规定，该协议正遭到一些欧盟国家的反对。
A pact between Germany and France to effectively kill a ban on combustion engines from 2035 is running into opposition from some European Union nations.
反对的焦点在于主张更积极地推进向电动汽车转型，以抵御中国厂商的竞争——这些厂商在欧洲的销量已大幅飙升。比亚迪和奇瑞汽车等制造商上个月占欧洲总销量的14.5%。
The pushback centers on favoring a more ambitious transition to electric vehicles to stave off competition from Chinese producers whose sales have surged in the region. Manufacturers like BYD Co. and Chery Automobile Co. last month made up 14.5% of total sales in Europe.
德国是欧洲最大汽车制造商的所在地，以大众汽车为首。上月，德国与法国联手，推动进一步淡化欧盟一项具有里程碑意义的目标，即实现汽车气候中和。这两个成员国还就欧盟在全球竞争加剧之际保护本土产业的计划达成了共同立场。
Germany, home to the continent’s biggest carmakers led by Volkswagen AG, last month joined forces with France to push for further watering down of a landmark EU goal to reach climate neutrality for cars. The two member states also landed on a common position on the EU’s plans to protect domestic industries during intensifying global competition.
然而，该协议使成员国产生分歧，促使正在主导相关规则谈判的爱尔兰提出了一项替代方案，该方案将限制对汽车制造商的宽限。
Yet the deal divided member states, prompting Ireland, which is leading negotiations on the rules, to float an alternative that would limit the reprieve for automakers.
据彭博新闻看到的一份文件，爱尔兰的提案将把2035年汽车减排的总体目标降至90%，并要求汽车制造商通过燃料以及低碳钢和铝信用额度等抵消方式补偿剩余的10%。法德协议则假定不设补偿要求。
The Irish proposal would lower the overall target on emissions cuts for autos to 90% by 2035, with carmakers required to compensate the remaining 10% through offsets via fuel as well as low-carbon steel and aluminium credits, according to a document seen by Bloomberg News. The French-German pact assumed no compensation requirement.
主席国方案还将为制造商实现2030年汽车排放目标和2025年厢式货车目标提供一些额外的灵活性，实际上提出了一个介于欧盟委员会去年提案与法德协议之间的折中方案。这三项方案均有待讨论。
The presidency plan would also provide some additional flexibility to manufacturers in meeting their 2030 emissions target for cars and 2025 targets for vans, effectively offering a solution half way between the European Commission proposal last year and the French-German deal. All the three plans are still to be discussed.
“爱尔兰主席国致力于就汽车和厢式货车的二氧化碳标准达成一致，”主席国的一位发言人周五表示。“这是一项复杂的提案，我们正与成员国共同努力，争取达成妥协协议。”
“The Irish presidency is committed to reaching agreement on CO2 standards for cars and vans,” a spokesperson for the presidency said on Friday. “This is a complex proposal and we are working with member states toward a compromise agreement”.
法国与德国达成的这项协议，意在为大众、Stellantis和雷诺，以及法雷奥等顶级供应商争取更多喘息空间提供助力。随着该行业难以跟上比亚迪或上汽集团旗下MG品牌的灵活竞争，其一直在裁减岗位、关闭工厂。
The accord between France and Germany was meant to put weight behind getting more breathing room for VW, Stellantis and Renault as well as top suppliers like Valeo SA. The industry has been shedding jobs and shuttering sites as it struggled to keep up with nimble competition from BYD or SAIC Motor Corp’s MG brand.
在电动化竞赛中进一步让步的前景，引发了外界担忧：该地区会在与中国的较量中进一步丧失势头。欧盟气候专员沃普克·霍克斯特拉上月接受彭博新闻社采访时表示，燃料价格上涨以及电动汽车销量上升表明，坚持既定路线是保护该行业的最佳方式。
The prospect of further concessions on the race to electrify sparked concerns the region lose further momentum to China. In an interview with Bloomberg News last month, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said higher fuel prices and an uptick in EV sales showed that staying the course was the best way to safeguard the industry.
围绕燃油发动机时代逐步退出究竟应采取何种形式的长期争执，下一步将在11月11日展开，届时代表各国政府的驻欧盟大使将讨论这一问题。成员国需要就共同立场达成一致，以便与欧洲议会就规则的最终形态进行进一步谈判。
The next step in the long-standing tussle over the exact shape of the combustion-engine era phaseout comes on Nov. 11, when ambassadors representing national governments to the EU are due to discuss the issue. Member states need to agree a joint position for further talks with the European Parliament about the final shape of the rules.
欧洲议会定于年底前进行表决。本周早些时候，其环境委员会建议汽车制造商到2035年将排放量削减95%，并允许绿色钢材在实现这一目标的信用额度中占7.5%。
The parliament is scheduled to vote by the end of the year. Earlier this week, its environment committee recommended carmakers cut emissions by 95% by 2035 with the possibility of green steel making up 7.5% of credits toward that target.