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Parliamentary question - E-005349/2021Parliamentary question
E-005349/2021

Call to change the rules of the automotive sector

Question for written answer  E-005349/2021
to the Commission
Rule 138
Marco Dreosto (ID), Rosanna Conte (ID), Massimo Casanova (ID), Susanna Ceccardi (ID), Marco Campomenosi (ID), Paolo Borchia (ID), Gianna Gancia (ID), Alessandra Basso (ID), Silvia Sardone (ID), Stefania Zambelli (ID)

Recent studies are showing that the decision to allow only electrified vehicles to be sold as from 2035 will not lead to the expected reduction of emissions but will only shift those emissions from mines to battery production factories. A study by Volvo has shown that, for the same vehicle model, the life cycle of the electric version is more polluting than that with a combustion engine. Europe also has the problem of scarcity of the electricity that is needed to support the future fleet of electric vehicles and a grid that is unsuitable for bearing loads connected to charging points.

In strategic and geopolitical terms, too, the production of batteries is at odds with the monopoly of China, which is rich in raw materials.

Conversely, the EU would be able to achieve the same neutrality goals with regard to mobility-related emissions if it shifted its huge contributions from supercharged electrification to the production of low-carbon fuels which could be used in the 350 million vehicles on the road.

Can the Commission say whether:

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