More than 150 companies: electric vehicle manufacturers, battery manufacturers or load operators, call on Monday in an open letter, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
The letter is signed by electric car manufacturers (Volvo, Polestar), battery manufacturers installed in Europe (Verkor, Samsung, LG Energy), load operators (accelerated, ionity, alpitrónico), material suppliers (Talga, Orano, Rock Tech Lithium) or even network administrators (Iberdrola, EDP). They urge the European Commission to carry out “more daring actions to ensure the position of industrial leader in Europe” in the field of electric mobility.
“Not realistic” for Stellantis
The 2035 prohibition of the sale of new gas or diesel cars, including hybrids, in the EU, has been played for several months by manufacturers, faced with the sales of electrical models that Pátina, the Chinese competition that goes up, the tasks of US customs and the fall in world gains. Therefore, after BMW and Mercedes-Benz, the new head of Stellantis (Peugeot, Fiat, Jeep) -Cuarto Manufacturer of World Cars-Antonio Philose, Saturday The echoes that this objective was “not realistic” without the introduction of “flexibilities.”
However, “delaying the objective of 2035 (…) would erode the confidence of investors and would give a permanent advantage to world competitors (…), in a world where, according to the International Energy Agency, one in four cars sold this year will be electric”. Therefore, they ask Europe, which made a first inventory of the objective of the zero problem in 2026, to present “a more daring and coordinated strategy”, in particular to “develop the production of batteries and safe raw materials.” They also offer incentives for “intelligent and coherent purchase between member states.”
Source: BFM TV
