This paper urges the EU to introduce and champion a new EU-wide vehicle eco-score framework, which would capture the environmental credentials of vehicles and remove the need for current individual pass/fail requriements.
As the automotive industry undergoes a transformative shift towards electric mobility, the European Union (EU) stands at a pivotal juncture where regulatory orientations can profoundly impact the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EV). This paper urges the EU to introduce and champion a new EU-wide vehicle eco-score framework, which would capture the environmental credentials of vehicles and remove the need for current individual pass/fail requirements.
Consumers would be able to see and compare the levels of sustainability across EV models, governments could use the eco-score to adapt electric vehicle (EV) purchasing incentives and tenders, and the eco-score would naturally create a race to the top instead of a risk and compliance driven approach for car makers to continuously improve the sustainability of EV models over time. An EU-wide vehicle eco-score is needed now more than ever to continue Europe’s trajectory towards zero-emission vehicles and meet the EU’s wider decarbonisation goals.
Read more in our position paper below!