Platform for electromobility

We welcome the announcement of the Circular Economy Act (CEA), a key tool to develop a European Single Recycling market and scale effective recycling across the EU. Transport industries, especially the forward-looking sectors of electric mobility, must be considered as a central part of the CEA and the broader policy discussions surrounding Europes transition to a circular economy.

The European Commissions proposed Critical Raw Materials Act is a much-needed initiative in today's world. Demand for critical raw materials (CRMs) will continue to increase, in order to underpin a sustainable transport system in the near future.

The vital transition away from fossil fuels towards cleaner technologies for transport will drive, depending on the technology, the demand for raw materials like lithium, nickel. Whilst some CRMs are available in the EU, Europe is largely dependent on third countries for mining, processing, refining and recycling, even more so in the case of batteries needed for EVs and considering the current geostrategic tensions.

The Platform for Electromobility warmly welcomes the EC’s willingness to revise the Directive on the energy performance of buildings (2010/31/EU, EPBD). In light of the EC’s roadmap, the Platform does not only take a stand for the option 3 but points out that electromobility needs to be addressed as one of the key elements of the EPBD revision if the EU wishes to deliver the objectives set in the Smart and…

The transition to electric mobility is one of Europes most strategic industrial and societal projects. It delivers on climate neutrality, strengthens energy independence, and secures competitiveness in a rapidly changing global market.

The Platform for Electromobility welcomes the European Commissions plansi to present, by the end of 2025, a legislative proposal aimed at accelerating the uptake of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) in corporate fleets. The Commissions communication on this initiative, referred to as Greening Corporate Fleets, clearly outlines the strategic importance and objectives of the proposal.

The Platform welcomes the proposal for a Battery Regulation and strongly supports the need for modernisation of the existing batteries legislation. It must ensure harmonisation in the internal market and facilitate an accelerated shift to electrified mobility by engaging all parts of the battery supply chain.

The Platform welcomes the proposal for a Battery Regulation and strongly supports the need for modernisation of the existing batteries legislation. It must ensure harmonisation in the internal market and facilitate an accelerated shift to electrified mobility by engaging all parts of the battery supply chain.

The Platform for Electromobility welcomes the batteries roadmap as a means to modernise the legislation regulating the sector. The European EV battery sector landscape has been developing at a rapid pace. Demand is to the point of outpacing volume, while research and innovation has led to rapidly evolving, innovative battery chemistries.

We express our support to revise the ELVD and to combine it with that of the 3R Type-Approval Directive. As a pivotal legislative tool to enhance the lifelong sustainability of EVs, this revision is key for the e-mobility transition and can accelerate the growth of a robust recycling value chain within the EU.

Currently, there are about 3 to 4 million vehicles per year whose whereabouts are unknown. In this context, the Platform for Electromobility, representing 39 organisations from industry and civil society committed to promoting e-mobility, welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Commission’s inception impact assessment on the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive.

Zero-emission vehicles and their supporting technologies should be considered as part of the Clean Tech sector and included in the Strategic Net Zero Technologies list. We also recommend a more flexible approach to including downstream industries in the scope of the regulation to secure economic opportunities for supported upstream industries like cell manufacturing.

The Platform for electromobility very much welcomes the opportunity to respond to the public consultation for the revision of the HDV CO2 standards. The standards are a fundamental tool to advance the zero emission transition, as outlined in the European Green Deal and advance the transport sector. More ambitious standards set the right pace and a clear trajectory for manufacturers and logistics operators.

The Platform for electromobility welcomes the EC proposal for a revision of the TEN-T guidelines as a necessary instrument to make transport modes more sustainable by setting firm incentives and requirements for transport infrastructure development.

The Platform for Electromobility welcomes the opportunity to give its feedback on the Inception Impact Assessment for the revision of the ‘’Combined Transport Directive’’. Directive 92/106/EEC is the only EU legal instrument directly targeting combined transport (CT), incentivising a more sustainable operational model for freight transport.

A 2021 study undertaken by the BCG (shorturl.at/dgkO5) looked into the opportunities and challenges created by the transition of the automotive industry towards electrification. The study shows that shift to EVs will have only a minor net impact on jobs through to 2030. The relatively small net impact should not, however, obscure the massive structural changes resulting from electrification.