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36 Autumn 2016 European Energy Innovation

E-MOBILITY

An EU strategy for electro-mobility for the transposition of the Directive Commission study investigating
should first acknowledge electrification on the deployment of alternative fuels the competitiveness effects on the
as the final piece in the sustainable infrastructure will be notified to the automotive industry concluded that
mobility jigsaw. As the energy transition European Commission in November post-2020 EU LDV CO2 legislation
is leading to a much cleaner, interactive this year. would not directly affect competiveness
and customer-friendly power system, of EU car manufacturing, component
one obvious way of decarbonising Furthermore, the revised EU Effort manufacturing and fuel or energy
transport is to switch fuel to electricity. Sharing Decision, which establishes supply industry. Therefore, this shows
There is no energy carrier that can binding annual greenhouse gas that the new Regulation should aim for
decarbonise to the same extent and emission targets for non-EU ETS goals that are more ambitious.
scale as electricity. sectors, should reflect a clear approach
for the decarbonisation of transport Electro-mobility offers an unequalled
The EU electro-mobility strategy should post-2020. Moreover, the upcoming solution to make Europe’s transport
also aim to increase the share of review of the Regulations setting more efficient, less dependent on
electric journey and freight kilometers CO2 targets for cars and Light Duty imported energy, low carbon, clean
travelled using vehicles and trains, Vehicles should aim for ambitious and quiet. The policy and investment
many of which are manufactured standards for the post-2020 period. choices we make today have to more
in the EU. Member States should Car manufacturers largely opposed ambitious, so that electro-mobility can
develop comprehensive and ambitious the previous regulation, which become a cornerstone of Europe’s
national plans for the development demanded a mandatory target decarbonisation of transport strategy. l
of electro-mobility, including targets for new cars of 130 grammes CO2
for recharging infrastructure and EVs, emissions per kilometre by 2015. Contact details:
public procurement measures and Despite this opposition, European Anamaria OLARU
other implementing mechanisms. In carmakers reached their 130g/km Press & Media Relations
this context, national policy frameworks target early. Meanwhile, a European EURELECTRIC
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1) See Transport & Environment: Don’t breathe here. Tackling pollution from vehicles, September 2015, aolaru@eurelectric.org
https://www.transportenvironment.org/sites/te/files/publications/Dont_Breathe_Here_report_FINAL.pdf, page 3. www.eurelectric.org
2) Transport White Paper 2011
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/urban/cpt/index_en.htm

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