The EU promotes the transformation of the automobile industry to new energy sources

Recently, eu member states have adopted carbon emission tax and other means to encourage the consumption of new energy vehicles and support the research and development and market expansion of new energy vehicles.So far, 22 member countries, including France, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy, have started to set up a carbon tax system for the automobile industry.
Germany's federal finance ministry has proposed a new policy to raise the climate protection surcharge on new cars from 2021, with carbon dioxide emissions being a key factor in determining the level of the tax.Analysts believe that the German government's move will further guide the market demand, promote consumption from the traditional high fuel consumption models to economic, new energy models.The new draft would impose a surcharge of €4 for every gram of carbon emitted by vehicles exceeding 195 grams per kilometre.
The French government recently announced an 8 billion euro auto industry revitalization plan to encourage consumers to buy new energy vehicles.The Greek government has announced plans to allocate 100 million euros within 18 months to subsidize new energy vehicles and increase the proportion of electric vehicles in new cars to 30 percent by 2030.Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin and other European cities have also introduced policies to limit access to city centers for the next few years to cars with traditional internal combustion engines.
According to the European Commission's Climate Action Unit, motor vehicles are a major source of carbon dioxide emissions in the European Union, accounting for about 12% of total emissions.In recent years, the European Union has developed a series of new policies around automobile exhaust emission standards.One requirement is for new passenger cars in the EU to emit no more than 95 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre on average from 2021, with a further 15 per cent reduction by 2025 and 37.5 per cent by 2030.
The EU is also considering new policies to encourage carmakers to produce more clean cars, including a two-year €20bn scheme to encourage the purchase of cars that meet EU emissions standards.Establish a 40 billion to 60 billion euro clean energy vehicle investment fund to accelerate the upgrading of zero-emission industrial chain and supporting infrastructure;It plans to build 2 million public charging stations by 2025.
Recent figures show that European automobile manufacturers association, the European Union within the scope of 85% of the electric car sales on 6 high per capita income of western European countries, in Europe 76% of public charging stations concentrated in the Netherlands, Germany, France and Britain, and in central and eastern Europe and other regions, new energy automobile market share and charging infrastructure penetration is still very low.
Carlos Tavares, President of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, said the EU and its member governments need to take into account consumer purchasing power, relevant infrastructure and market maturity in formulating policies to increase the market share of new-energy vehicles and promote the transformation of the European automobile industry.In the process of industry transformation, the social and economic effects should be fully considered to avoid the disadvantage of European automobile manufacturers in the fierce competition in the global market.