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Analysis: Europe's CO2 war has room for electrics, hybrid cars

PARIS (Reuters) - European carmakers are likely to rely on a mix of clean car technologies to achieve big emission cuts even as they gear up for fully electric cars, battling to put infrastructure in place and convince wary drivers.

PARIS (Reuters) - European carmakers are likely to rely on a mix of clean car technologies to achieve big emission cuts even as they gear up for fully electric cars, battling to put infrastructure in place and convince wary drivers.

The auto groups must cut global-warming gases from new vehicles by 18 percent within six years and analysts said that while electric cars would gain prominence, hybrid models would play a big role in the next few years.

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