# EPP Group Says Most European Cars Will be Electric by 2035

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2022/06/epp-group-says-most-european-cars-will-be-electric-by-2035/
- Published: 2022-06-10T10:20:32-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

## EPP Group

Let’s talk a car going electric with EPP Group and being European. I mean do not
put all our eggs in one basket when setting new rules for [electric](https://greenlivingguy.com/2022/02/article-the-hill-the-american-conundrum-with-electric-cars/)
cars. We have to deliver on emission reductions while ensuring that the economy 
can manage the social transition. Mandating a phase-out of combustion car for an
electric can in European nations could put up to 500,000 jobs at risk in the automotive
industry.

### Electric Cars with EPP Group

Member States whose [economies](https://greenlivingguy.com/2022/06/audis-battery-testing-center-is-balancing-energy-density-and-charging-capacity/)
are heavily reliant on the car industry. For they must get space and time to adjust
and find solutions”, said Jens Gieseke MEP, EPP Group negotiator on the new rules
for CO2 reduction for new cars and vans. For that’s ahead of today’s plenary debate
and vote.

![Car electric European](https://i0.wp.com/greenlivingguy.com/wp-content/uploads/
2022/06/oxana-melis-ftAVIslKM6Q-unsplash.jpg?resize=420%2C280&quality=52&ssl=1)

“The commitment is clear: we want to decarbonize the transport sector. With our 
ambitious proposals, nine out of ten new European [cars will be electric](https://greenlivingguy.com/2025/09/hydrogen-vehicles-vs-electric-cars-the-truth/)
from 2035. However, this will only shift [emissions](https://greenlivingguy.com/2021/09/in-pursuit-of-zero-emissions-ford-submits-all%E2%88%92electric-police-pilot-vehicle-for-michigan-state-police-testing/)
from one sector to the other. Not every [electric car is clean](https://greenlivingguy.com/2024/09/dod-clean-electricity-a-game-changing-initiative/).
If we don’t manage to decarbonize electricity production or risk creating new dependencies
on other countries. So we need to be able to switch to other decarbonization technologies
such as alternative fuels”, explained Gieseke.

### 2030 Reduction Targets

The EPP Group also supports the initial proposal for the 2030 reduction [target of -55% for cars](https://greenlivingguy.com/2007/03/gm-targets-2010-production-for-electric-car/)
and -50% for vans. However, wants to leave room for maneuver by introducing a -90%
reduction [target for cars](https://greenlivingguy.com/2007/03/gm-targets-2010-production-for-electric-car/)
and vans by 2035. The EPP Group also proposed a voluntary crediting scheme for alternative
fuels to support the uptake of alternative fuels in the automotive sector.

Source: [EPP Group](https://www.eppgroup.eu/newsroom/news/nine-out-of-ten-new-cars-should-be-electric-from-2035)

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