MEPs urged to not backtrack on 2035 petrol car ban
Battery manufacturers and electricity power companies penned a letter to EU lawmakers today (July 4) urging them not to withdraw the ban on combustion cars by 2035 and to instead direct efforts towards Europe’s e-mobility ecosystem and make EU industry competitive. The letter with nine signatories, including Eurelectric, Eurocities, the International Copper Association Europe, and Transport & Environment (T&E), came in response to a European People’s Party (EPP) draft document which pointed to weakening the bloc’s plan to phase-out internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Led by Eurelectric,...