Volkswagen ID.7. Courtesy of Volkswagen.
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The European Union (EU) has done great electrifying new vehicle sales. Not nearly as good as China has done, but better than almost everyone else. However, every step of the way, legacy automakers say they need the transition to slow down. I feel like this argument has been made every year of the past 14 years I’ve been covering this. Ideally, they want the transition to go as slowly as possible.
There’s currently a pretty strong push to roll back regulations and fleet requirements, leading to EV proponents having to get out there and lobby to keep things going in the right direction.
“MEPs should hit the accelerator on fleet electrification, not the breaks,” T&E advises. “While the Rapporteurs’ draft report is a welcome first step towards an ambitious regulation, a coalition of signatories is concerned by several amendments tabled, which risk undermining Europe’s climate, economic, and energy security goals.”
