From boom to brake: Is the e-mobility transition stalling?
T&E's yearly car CO2 report shows that as European EV sales are stagnating as China and other competitors gain a foothold in the market
After two consecutive years of CO2 emission drops – driven by the EU CO2 standards – 2022 has seen both a stagnation of emission reductions and a slowdown of electric car sales. With little regulatory incentive for carmakers to scale up electric vehicle production over the coming decade, policymakers risk putting the brakes on Europe’s e-mobility boom. Weak targets in the 2020s not only threaten the achievement of EU countries’ climate goals, but also put at risk European industrial competitiveness, leaving the door open for Chinese carmakers to capture the mass market for BEVs.
Related Articles
View All
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