Cars
150 new power plants: the cost of balancing the grid if the EU slashes EV targets
Scaling back the EU’s electric car targets makes the transition to renewables far more expensive to achieve.
Weakening CO₂ standards undermines the Vehicle-to-Grid potential of EVs
A new report by Fraunhofer ISI examines the diminished benefits of V2G for Europe's electricity system if the EU weakens its car CO2 targets.
T&E's position paper
Low-carbon steel credits in the EU cars CO₂ standards
Weak corporate car taxes risk intensifying the EU’s oil dependency
In two-thirds of EU Member States, companies do not get a clear tax signal to switch to electric
Which EU countries incentivise company fleets to go electric?
A new ranking reveals major gaps in how European governments taxes company cars
Interactive dashboard: which countries have the greenest tax systems?
T&E Good Tax Guide 2026
Yearly publication analysing and comparing the car taxation systems across 31 countries in Europe.
Why European automakers could miss out on the global EV boom
The shift to electric cars in emerging economies has been driven by competitively-priced EVs – and is likely to be exacerbated by high oil prices.
34 Northvolt-sized battery factories could be lost if EU scales back EV targets – study
As the global auto industry rapidly shifts toward EVs, new analysis warns that Europe risks forfeiting a major industrial opportunity.
High stakes: how much EV investment is at risk across Europe
A new study examines the 'industrial opportunity cost' of proposals to weaken EU car CO2 targets.
The car industry’s interests are not always Europe’s interests
The EU recently made moves to properly check the safety of US pick-up trucks. Now the car industry is calling ‘daddy’ Trump for help.
NGOs and transport businesses call for maintaining remote sensing provisions in the roadworthiness package
Removing clear targets for the use of remote sensing would severely undermine its air quality benefits.
Boosting Made-in-EU EVs and batteries with the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA)
The IAA proposal is a solid start, but T&E's position paper argues that many loopholes must be closed to effectively scale a European battery value ch...