Mobility: Europe must move from objectives to the conditions for their implementation
En 2025, 28 % des poids lourds neufs vendus en Chine étaient électriques. Dans l’Union européenne : 1,9 % (ICCT). Un rapport de près d’un à quinze, avec une technologie désormais disponible des deux côtés. Ce décalage n’est plus technologique. Il révèle un problème plus profond : nous avons fixé des trajectoires sans créer les […]
The European Union and China have vastly different adoption rates of electric heavy-duty trucks, with 28% of new trucks sold in China being electric in 2025, compared to 1.9% in the EU. The EU's slow adoption is not due to a lack of technology, but rather a lack of economic and political conditions to support the transition. To accelerate the transition, the EU needs to align interests, rules, and risks among stakeholders, and create conditions for action, rather than just setting goals.
The EU is exploring solutions such as battery leasing, residual value guarantees, and public investment in charging infrastructure to support the transition to electric vehicles. The EU's choices on mobility will have significant impacts on its sovereignty, ecology, and economy.
Written by urgent.news from Politico EU's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
