Positions

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Policy Positions

  1. Net Zero? It’s all about electrification.

    Net Zero? It’s all about electrification.

    The Electrification Alliance unveiled a new ‘Electrification Manifesto’ urging the European Commission to fast-track the electrification of Europe.

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  2. Call from the economy to the grid: the new highways of Europe

    Call from the economy to the grid: the new highways of Europe

    The electricity grid is the backbone of the Single Market and pillar of the EU industrial policy – as important as highways or digital infrastructure.

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  3. AVERE's reaction paper on the French proposal introducing environmental scores" for EV incentives

    AVERE's reaction paper on the French proposal introducing environmental scores" for EV incentives

    AVERE, the European Association for Electromobility, takes note of the French government’s proposal to modify the ecological bonus for new electric passenger cars on achievement of a minimum environmental score (“bonus écologique pour les voitures particulières neuves électriques à l’atteinte d'un score environnemental minimal”) but is concerned that such a proposal could create incoherency with EU legislations and slow down the transition to zero-emission vehicles.

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  4. AVERE reaction paper to the Driving License Directive and the TRAN draft report

    AVERE reaction paper to the Driving License Directive and the TRAN draft report

    AVERE welcomes the proposal by the European Commission to review the Driving Licence Directive to take account of the specific nature of zero-emission mobility, which is set to increase significantly in Europe with the 2035 objective of phasing-out internal combustion engines.

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  5. AVERE's position paper on the exemption of EV batteries from the REACH restriction on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

    AVERE's position paper on the exemption of EV batteries from the REACH restriction on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

    AVERE, the European Association for Electromobility, welcomes the European Chemicals Agency's environmental protection objectives, and acknowledges the intention and overall approach of the proposal to restrict PFASs under the revised version of REACH. However, AVERE fears that a blanket restriction on all uses of PFAS - including for the manufacture of EV batteries and for mobile air-conditioning systems (MACs) in vehicles - would have dramatic effects on the road transport sector's transition to zero-emissions.

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