In a letter published on Thursday 22 May, the think-tank Transport & Environment (T&E), the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and the NGO Climate Group have called on the European Commission to set out its proposals for greening corporate fleets without delay.
They have proposed the introduction of binding zero emission purchase targets for corporate fleets of 50% by 2027 and 100% by 2030 (see EUROPE 13646/4).
They pointed out that six out of every ten cars sold in the EU are company cars, which are driven twice as much as private cars. “The faster fleets electrify their company cars, the faster more households will be able to access more affordable electric vehicles powered by clean European electricity”, they argued.
They pointed out that the purchasing decisions of corporate fleets have wider implications for the rest of the car market. Company cars tend to spend three to five years in a fleet before going into the used car market. “With eight out of ten Europeans buying their cars in the used car market, this is a crucial channel for EU citizens”, they said.
For its part, on Monday 26 May, T&E also issued recommendations concerning the development of policies enabling low and middle-income groups to access affordable electric vehicles, echoing the European Commission’s recommendations to combat poverty in transport (see EUROPE 13646/38).
Read the letter: https://aeur.eu/f/h1w
Read T&E’s recommendations: https://aeur.eu/f/h1x (Original version in French by Anne Damiani)