The International Council on Clean Transportation

How will Europe’s new Clean Industrial Deal (#CID) impact the automotive sector? ???? ? The European Commission is rolling out a new industrial strategy that’s likely to have a big impact on the automotive sector and the transition to electric vehicles.? ? The CID seeks to boost Europe's competitiveness and accelerate industrial decarbonization. It builds on existing regulations adopted under the Green Deal and mobilizes €150 billion to support clean technology research and innovation, manufacturing, and supply chains. ? ? We’ve reviewed the key measures for the decarbonization of road transport:? ?? ?? Battery production. The CID aims to boost investment in battery manufacturing, circularity, and responsible sourcing of raw materials to support Europe’s nascent battery industry and enhance sustainability. ??? ? ?? Vehicle production. To cut manufacturing emissions, the CID may promote low-carbon steel through lead markets, non-price procurement criteria, and a voluntary labeling scheme. ????? ? ? Electricity production. Expanding renewable energy production will enhance EVs' emissions-reduction advantage and reduce total cost of ownership. ? ? Learn more from our new staff blog: https://lnkd.in/euyyC4QT ? Pierre-Louis Ragon Marta Negri

?? The ICCT is celebrating more than 20 years of work to deliver clean transportation policies around the world! ??? #ICCT20 ? In the 20 years since its incorporation, the ICCT has established itself as a leading research organization, providing technical and scientific analysis to guide policies to drive clean transportation. ?? ??????????? To celebrate, we’ve launched a special anniversary catalogue that explores more than two decades of our transformative impacts, milestones, and success stories. #CleanTransportation? Drew Kodjak | Rachel Muncrief | Stephanie Searle | Diane Tworog? ? Explore the ICCT’s global impact on clean transportation policy ?? https://lnkd.in/dKtkCA-e

Marcel Martin, Managing Director of?ICCT Brasil, explains in this Crux Alliance video why working in the transport sector is crucial for Brazil to achieve its climate goals.??? ???? ? While Brazil has a predominantly renewable electricity matrix, transport remains the largest source of emissions within the energy sector. Beyond the climate impact, vehicle emissions compromise air quality and public health. ? Programs like MOVER and PROCONVE were created to boost the sector’s efficiency, but is Brazil truly leveraging its potential to align the automotive industry with global trends? A lack of more ambitious policies could jeopardize our competitiveness, exports, and the country’s position in the international market. ? ???Watch the video to understand the challenges and opportunities for decarbonizing transport in Brazil.

The proposed weakening of the European Union’s 2025 CO? targets risks delaying Europe’s transition to electric vehicles. ? Today, the European Commission announced a weakening of the 2025 CO? emission targets for car manufacturers in Europe. As part of the ongoing Strategic Dialogue on the future of the automotive industry, the Commission has introduced a compliance flexibility mechanism using three-year averaging. This proposal extends the compliance deadline from 2025 to 2027, allowing manufacturers to offset higher emissions in earlier years by over-complying later. In practice, this averaging relaxes the 2025 target. ? ICCT Europe Director Peter Mock voices concern about the proposal’s impact on the competitiveness of Europe’s automotive industry. Read our full statement—link in the comments.

???? January 2025 marked the highest-ever battery electric vehicle registration numbers for a January in Germany. ??? - With 34,500, battery electric vehicles (#BEV) made up nearly 17% of all new passenger car registrations in #Germany in January 2025—a 54% increase from January 2024. - Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (#PHEV) accounted for an additional 8.5% of the market. -?Domestic production of BEVs and PHEVs rose to a record 154,700 vehicles in November 2024 and a record 1.35 million in 2024. -?For 2025, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) forecasts a strong market share increase for BEVs and PHEVs, projecting a combined share of 31%. The VDA also projects a 24% growth in domestic BEV and PHEV production, with about 1.7 million units combined. ?? ?? For more insights, explore our latest European market monitor: https://lnkd.in/e5hF2B4W

?????The battery electric car market in Europe's top markets continues to expand, with January sales showing a consistent upward trend. From January 2024 to January 2025, registrations of battery electric cars surged in ???? Germany (+54%), ???? Italy (+126%), ???? Spain (+49%), and ???? the United Kingdom (+21.3%). ???? France saw a modest increase of 0.5%. ???For more insights, explore our latest European market monitor:https://lnkd.in/e5hF2B4W

The European Commission will release an Action Plan on the future of the automotive industry on 5 March. In the run-up to the forthcoming announcement, parts of the car industry have been demanding a weakening of the EU’s flagship CO? regulation for cars and vans. #CO2standards Our research team analyzed the potential climate impact of two of the demands put forward: the phase-in mechanism and the averaging mechanism. ?? A phase-in would weaken the 2025 CO? targets by about 8 g/km, more than half of the regulation’s intended reduction of 13 g/km.? ????It would reduce the share of vehicles covered by the regulation from 100% to 90% or 95%, allowing the highest-polluting cars to remain on the road. ??The mechanism would create an uneven impact across manufacturers, primarily benefiting Mercedes and BMW while disadvantaging Stellantis and Renault Group. ??The averaging mechanism delays CO? target compliance and leads to excess emissions of up to 200 megatons between 2025 and 2029.

The European Commission has released the European Clean Industrial Deal, a framework designed to enhance the European Union's competitiveness while advancing decarbonization. ??? ICCT Director Dr. Felipe Rodríguez outlines key takeaways from this policy and its implications for transport climate goals. ????

In Germany ????, electric vehicles (#EVs) are currently being used primarily by early adopters. As of 1 October 2024, EVs made up 3.2% of all cars on German roads—a slight increase from the 2.9% at the beginning of the year. At present, it‘s mainly early adopters who are using electric cars. Rogers' technology adoption curve, a theoretical model, shows that this group tends to have a higher social status and a high willingness to engage with new technologies such as #electric mobility. ?? Explore the development of the German passenger car market from a social perspective in our 2024 report, "Electric Mobility and Social Participation," funded and supported by Stiftung Mercator GmbH (in German): https://lnkd.in/dt48dnaJ ? Stiftung Mercator GmbH Dr. Sandra Wappelhorst Kyle Morrison Sonsoles Díaz Aguilar Alexander PLUMMER Michelle Monteforte Sophie Ehmsen ?

?? January sales are out and so is our European #MarketMonitor for cars.? ? Despite the overall market slowdown, electric vehicles continued to show resilience.?? ? ???The share of battery electric vehicles was 16% of all new car registrations in January, a slight decrease from 17% in December but an increase of roughly 5 percentage points over January 2024.? ? The share of plug-in hybrids was 7%, the same as the average for full year 2024.? ? ?? Average CO2 emissions (with compliance credits) among manufacturers, including the announced pools, have already fallen substantially in 2025, to 103 g CO2/km in January, down from 107 g CO2/km for full year 2024.? ? KG Mobility, BMW, and KIA are currently compliant with their projected 2025 targets and Volkswagen and Suzuki are the farthest from their estimated targets.? ? Overall, manufacturing pools are now only 10 g CO2/km from the average target of 93 g CO2/km for 2025.? ? ??Among the EU's 10 largest markets,????Belgium registered the highest growth in battery electric car market share, a 5-percentage-point increase in January 2025 over 2024.?? ? ?? Explore full insights and data ?? https://lnkd.in/gsqTErYT? ? ECCO think tank IDDRI Peter Mock Michelle Monteforte Sonsoles Díaz Aguilar