This was one of the goals to be achieved in 2035. The EU’s zero greenhouse gas emissions target for new cars from 2035 is moving away because three necessary conditions, including the development of electric cars The European Court of Auditors announced in a report published last April that it was not met.
If the sale of electric cars in 2024 has decreased by 11.2% compared to the previous year, Renault CEO Luca de Meo is sure: we must not “give up” on the development of this technology. . “We are very confident that electricity will be the dominant technology in Europe, and that’s for the best if we want to reduce the impact of traffic », assured the director of the French car manufacturer.
Returning to the latter’s comments last Monday, in Les Échos newspaper, fearing a “misunderstanding” as he said the goal of 100% electric car sales by 2035 was “complicated” and that he hoped the deadline would be delayed for the European Union. And for good reason: manufacturers face hefty fines from 2025 if they don’t sell enough electric cars.
“No one can accuse the auto industry of not doing the job”
The automotive industry will definitely be forced to comply with CO2 emission standards impulse electricity sales, or according to Luca de Meo’s calculations, 2.5 million thermal cars will reduce production in Europe. The idea for the owner of Renault is to respect these standards and avoid fines, but at the industrial level, “the trend we see is not good because there is no homogeneous approach at the European level.
“As with all strategies, it will be necessary to observe and adjust, but without losing sight of the goal of getting there,” said the man, who is president of ACEA, the European carmakers’ lobby. “Nobody can blame the (auto) industry for not doing the job,” he said, adding that the European Union continue to fill the infrastructure or by strengthening, for example, company fleet electrification goals, he suggested.