T&E welcomes the opportunity to participate in the GEAR 2030 initiative that we consider better focused and more democratic than predecessor groups.
The future of the automotive sector is important not only for the EU economy but also the environment and health of citizens over half a million of whom die prematurely annual as a result of air pollution in the EU. A shift to sustainable mobility along with a successful EU automotive sector must be twin goals of the GEAR 2030 initiatives.
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...