Positions
Policies
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Open Letter - Call for EU 27 Member States Transport Ministers to focus on the right priority Industrial Policy actions
We write on behalf of Europe’s e-mobility association (AVERE) to provide our recommendations on the EU policy actions needed to ensure the competitiveness of Europe’s electric vehicle ecosystem – from vehicles to charging, batteries and services. We send these recommendations ahead of this week’s informal Transport Council meeting in Hungary.
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AVERE’s call for a Battery Materials Bank and a European Critical Raw Materials Fund
In this paper, AVERE calls on European decision-makers to rapidly introduce a ‘Battery Materials Bank’ to strengthen the EU’s domestic battery and materials value chain. The scope of this new Bank should cover primarily the processing and refining of critical raw materials, and the manufacturing and recycling of batteries.
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Weights & Dimensions Directive: Joint letter to speed up Council's examination
Together with ACEA, Hydrogen Europe and T&E, AVERE writes a joint letter to stress the need for the EU 27 Member States to swiftly adopt a General Approach on the revision of the Weights and Dimensions Directive as soon as possible.
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AVERE Press Release: Draghi report: E-Mobility sector endorses urgency of EU competitiveness reform
Europe’s e-mobility association (AVERE), endorses Mario Draghi’s findings today on Europe’s growing e-mobility competitiveness gap. From vehicles to batteries to materials, Europe faces rising competition pressures from China and other regions, requiring policy urgency to keep domestic manufacturing goals on track.
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Joint Recommendation: How to Impactfully Implement Right to Plug in the EU
Developed together with Eurelectric, EuropeOn and Transport & Environment, the joint recommendations provide the roadmap to effectively implementing the Right to Plug on a national level, inspired by successful practices in key Member States.
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Joint letter - Support for EU CO2 Standards for cars and vans and 2035 zero-emission target
We write to express our strong support for the EU CO2 standards for cars and vans, and the 2035 100% zero-emission target.
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Position Paper- Harnessing the Potential of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G): Recommendations for a Robust Legislative Framework for V2G Integration
AVERE’s recommendations in this position paper call on concrete actions to enable V2G technology to play a transformative role in achieving a sustainable, flexible, and interconnected energy future.
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AVERE Press Release: Reaction to the European Commission Decision to Impose Duties on Imported Vehicles from China
Our association remains fully committed to open, rules-based and fair trade that ensures a level playing field for all market participants.
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AVERE's Dissemination Material: EV Batteries Exemption from PFAS Restriction
This document urges the EU, and in particular the European Commission and the European Chemicals Agency, to grant a derogation to the proposed ban for all the PFAS substances used in BEV manufacturing, clearly showing that currently there are no viable alternatives for cell manufacturing process of lithium-ion batteries.
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AVERE’s Call for Setting Up a Vehicle Eco-Score
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.