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Charging infrastructure has far outpaced EV sales in all but one EU country – analysis

Only Malta falls short on the EU’s fleet-based target for public charging.

Press Release

EU backs electrification to make Europe more secure

EU Commission identifies grids as a bottleneck for electrification, promising to standardise vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology

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Are the EV tariffs working? Western carmakers shifted production to EU, but Chinese brands continue to grow – analysis

Imports of Chinese batteries, which face virtually no tariffs, increased seven fold

Report

The presence of Chinese automakers in the EU car market

Analysis of the impact of EU tariffs on BEV imports from China.

Letter

EU should open state aid to cleantech manufacturing to meet electrification goals

An open letter to the EU Commission from T&E, car manufacturers and cleantech industries.

Letter

Joint letter in support of the Corporate Clean Vehicles Regulation

MEPs should hit the accelerator on fleet electrification, not the breaks

Press Release

‘Carspreading’ to wipe out up to 14% of on-street parking in European cities – study

A new study analyses the relentless growth of newly sold cars across all key dimensions.

Children make their way to school surrounded by SUVs in London, England.




This photograph is part of a new collection of images highlighting the impact of 'carspreading' on the school run taken by photographer Crispin Huges for Clean Cities.

Carspreading is taking over our cities. Cars are getting bigger — about 1cm wider every two years. The thing is, our streets aren’t. More than half of new cars in Europe are too wide for urban parking spaces, leaving our cities crowded and congested. And carspreading is damaging our planet too - petrol and diesel SUVs burn around 20% more fuel, and electric SUVs require more resources and critical battery minerals. 

Clean Cities is Europe’s largest network of organisations dedicated to active, shared and electric urban mobility.
Report

Ever-bigger? Car size at a crossroads

The impacts on safety, space and resource use if carspreading continues to go unchecked.

Report

Electric resilience: How Ukraine became a rising star in EV mobility

This briefing analyses the uptake of BEVs, charging infrastructure roll-out, and compliance with AFIR targets in Ukraine.

Letter

The EU must reset the narrative on vehicle electrification, says broad coalition of industry groups and civil society

In a letter to EU leaders, the group says that rather than lowering ambition, Europe must focus on accelerating electrification.

Press Release

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.

Report

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.