Alessandro Paroda and Philip Blenkinsop
(Reuters) – The European Union should refuse the incentive of European car manufacturers to weaken the goals of the CO2 2025 car emissions and related fines, two European electric transport groups in a letter to the President of the European Commission Ursul von der Leyen on Friday.
The letter, which saw Reuters, said that the EU CEO, which will present the automatic sector plans on March 5, should not accept a slower phase in the goals of the show or thoroughly on many years of average and that any financial penalties should subsidize the block Transition to electric vehicles (EVS).
EU car manufacturers struggling to compete with Chinese rivals and prepare for US tariffs, urging the commission to approve the relief of financial penalties they say they could rise to 15 billion euros (15.7 billion USD) if their fleets do not Fill in the CO2 Limit at 2025.
Any flexibility that pushes back 2025. CO2 limits will only bring Europe only behind China in EVS and have a chilled effect on EU investment plans in infrastructure charge, batteries development and production, according to a letter from E-Europe Europe and Chargeup Europe.
E-European Europe represents EV manufacturers, a supply chain company, fleet owners and infrastructure providers, while charging Europe focused on the EV industry. Tesla is a member of both.
EU manufacturers say that the problem is facing a lack of demand, partly due to the care of consumers due to inadequate charging infrastructure.
Aurelien de Meaux, Executive CEO of Electra Company, said it was a false narrative and that EU charging stations could accept five to seven times more vehicles without saturation and that its sector invested billions of euros into the expansion of infrastructure.
“She would be a disaster to support politics,” he said.
The groups said in a letter that the CO2 2025 goals were reaching out, indicating 11 new models at a price of 25,000 and January 2025 EV sales for 40% of the year.
De Meaux also said that 15 billion euros is finely based on sale in the first six months of 2024 and so wrong. He said the projections indicate a fine of perhaps 4-6 billion euros, which could be halved by trade loans with other companies.
Groups support goals or incentives for corporate electrifying fleets, given that they make up about 60% of new cars sales.
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