Electromobility
Important component of all measures required to achieve Europe's climate targets
Electromobility is an important part of all measures required to achieve Europe’s climate targets, particularly in the context of the Paris Agreement and the EU’s commitments to reduce emissions. The decarbonization of the transport sector is of fundamental importance here, as it is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Increased use of electric vehicles significantly reduces these emissions.
In addition, electromobility opens up opportunities for the use of renewable energies in the transport sector – by charging electric vehicles with electricity from renewable sources.
Electromobility includes different types of vehicles that are electrically powered, including Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHEVs). BEVs are powered only by batteries and do not use an internal combustion engine; therefore, they produce no direct emissions. PHEVs have both an electric and an internal combustion engine and can run on electricity or gasoline/diesel.
The role of electromobility for Europe, and in Europe
The “European Green Deal” aims to achieve a climate-neutral economy by 2050. The associated milestone targets by 2030 include the number of at least 30 million low-emission vehicles on EU roads (including electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles).
From 2035, the European Union will only allow the registration of new e-vehicles. Examples of the promotion of electromobility in European countries:
- Norway has one of the highest electromobility rates in the world. Around half of all newly registered vehicles are electric vehicles; by 2025, the country wants to completely end the sale of new vehicles with combustion engines and then only register new electric vehicles.
- In the Netherlands, electric cars make up a significant proportion of new registrations; From 2030 onwards, the country intends to only allow emission-free new vehicles. The Netherlands has already reached its targets for the expansion of charging stations for electric cars in 2022: more than 100,000 public charging stations have been installed.
- Germany promotes electromobility through various measures such as purchase premiums, tax benefits and the expansion of the charging infrastructure. By 2030, there should be at least seven to ten million electric vehicles on Germany's roads and one million charging points available.
- As part of the "France 2030" investment promotion program, the French government is making 1 billion euros available to promote electromobility. Government target: 2 million e-vehicles per year to be produced in France by 2030.
