Clean Technica

IAA Will Ensure Most EVs Sold in Europe Will Have Batteries Made in the EU, but Loopholes Threaten Its Impact

3 min read

T&E’s reaction to the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act. Local content rules are a positive step for Europe’s battery industry as corporate cars will be required to have local batteries. But extending EV purchase subsidies to all FTA countries and requiring non-strategic components to be local, undermines its effectiveness. From 2027, … [continued]

The post IAA Will Ensure Most EVs Sold in Europe Will Have Batteries Made in the EU, but Loopholes Threaten Its Impact appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Clean Technica

Carmaker League Table Shows EV Supply Chains Are Becoming Even Cleaner — Thanks To Strong EU Rules

7 min read

Electric cars already have no tailpipe emissions, but even cleaner EVs — built with low-carbon steel, aluminium and batteries, and in a way that minimises harm to people, communities and the environment — are now within reach, according to a new ranking of the world’s largest carmakers. Crucially, this progress … [continued]

The post Carmaker League Table Shows EV Supply Chains Are Becoming Even Cleaner — Thanks To Strong EU Rules appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Clean Technica

The Falling Cost Gap Between EU & Chinese Batteries

4 min read

New analysis shows why made-in-EU requirements are a sovereignty premium worth paying. As the European Union is debating whether to set “Made-in-EU” criteria for public funding in the Industrial Accelerator Act, new analysis shows how scale will reduce the current cost advantage of Asian battery makers. Only with Made-in-EU criteria … [continued]

The post The Falling Cost Gap Between EU & Chinese Batteries appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Clean Technica Uncategorized

EU Fleets Law Could Provide Over Half the EV Sales Carmakers Need in 2030 — New Research

5 min read

But only if lawmakers increase the proposed fleets targets to require large companies to lead the EV transition. A new EU law to electrify the vehicle fleets of large companies could deliver 57% of the electric vehicle (EV) sales that carmakers need in 2030, new T&E research finds. While carmakers … [continued]

The post EU Fleets Law Could Provide Over Half the EV Sales Carmakers Need in 2030 — New Research appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Clean Technica

How Can IAA Bring Local Cleantech Manufacturing?

8 min read

Using local content criteria in the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) as a lever for public support is the only option on the table to build up a resilient and local battery industry across Europe. 1. The urgency & feasibility of Union content criteria for batteries Access to batteries, their components, … [continued]

The post How Can IAA Bring Local Cleantech Manufacturing? appeared first on CleanTechnica.