The European Commission has just rung the bells at the offices of car manufacturers present in the European Union. And all because, according to Automotive News Europe, European leaders want to impose a 30% reduction in emissions of all new, passenger and commercial cars by 2030. This, taking as a reference the values that will be registered in 2021.
According to the same sources, the European Commission (EC) even intends to set an intermediate target of 15% reduction, soon for 2025. This, as a way to oblige builders to start, as of now, to make the respective investments.
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On the other hand, and in return, the European authorities also intend to accelerate the implementation of the Electric Vehicle (EV). In particular, through an investment in the order of 800 million euros, to grow the network of charging stations, in addition to an additional 200 million euros, intended to help the development of batteries.
In addition to these measures, the EC also admits going forward with a credit system for electric and low-emission vehicles, such as plug-in hybrids. Also as a way to help builders exceed the defined targets, if they include in their offer a greater number of zero-emission vehicles, above those stipulated by the regulators.
However, despite being practically ready, this proposal will still have to be approved by the member states and by the European Parliament, thus fulfilling a process that usually takes more than a year. In this specific case, the opposition of governments such as Germany is already known. Whose manufacturers wanted a reduction in the order of 20%, while asking that compliance be dependent on the acceptance of electric vehicles by the public.
For the rest, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) has already stated that the 30% reduction target by 2030 is “excessively challenging” and “very aggressive”.