The Commission president José Manuel Barroso has announced the formation of a new Commission energy directorate.
Until now, energy has had its own commissioner (Andris Piebalgs from Latvia) but energy has been run from the DG Tren directorate for energy and transport. There is speculation that the EU member states may create a new commissioner for energy and climate change after June’s European elections.
But going back on the 2035 zero-emissions target and deploying no industrial strategy could instead see loss of 1 million auto jobs.
A new study models the impact of EU electric vehicle leadership and ambitious policies on investment and jobs.
In many markets European carmakers are falling behind Chinese EV manufacturers as they have little to offer to aspiring drivers in the Global South ri...