Business leaders from across the e-mobility value chain are calling on the EU to stand firm on 2035 and power the transition that keeps industry, jobs and energy security at home.
The companies driving the transition
Stand firm on 2035. Take charge of Europe's electric vehicle transition.
200+ signatures
We write as over 200 business leaders from Europe’s rapidly growing e-mobility ecosystem – including vehicle manufacturers, battery producers, charging providers, software developers, material suppliers, electricity suppliers, engineering services, and grid operators – united by a clear message: Stand firm, don’t step back.
Why take charge
Four reasons the target matters
Global competitiveness
The world is electrifying with or without Europe. Holding the target keeps European industry in the race it invented.
Jobs and investment
Battery plants, charging networks and supply chains: hundreds of thousands of jobs anchored by regulatory certainty.
Energy security
Every electric kilometre is a kilometre not fuelled by imported oil. Electrification is sovereignty.
Better for people
Cleaner air, quieter streets, cheaper running costs: products Europeans actually want to buy.
Already underway
The sign is already lit
The factories are being built. The chargers are going in the ground. What industry needs now is the certainty to finish the job.
Supporters
Maintaining the current 2035 target is both achievable and crucial for Europe's industrial future.
Jean-Philippe Laurent · Senior VP Strategy & Development, EDF France
The EU’s 2035 target to end sales of new combustion cars was a turning point. It gave clarity to industry, direction to investors and certainty to consumers. Weakening it now would send the opposite signal: that Europe can be talked out of its own commitments.
Michael Lohscheller
CEO, Polestar
A clear 2035 zero-emission target is not a burden but a catalyst for innovation and global competitiveness. Europe must stay committed to its course. Uncertainty is the real threat to our industry.
Eduard Schlutius
CEO, REEV
Players cannot secure investments and build an industry that is competitive globally without a reliable and predictable policy framework. Keeping the target in place will enable the debates to focus on how, not if.
Eric Plaquet
CEO, Gireve
The mindset we need today is not defensive adaptation but proactive leadership: a growth mindset in industry and in policy alike. That means taking decisive actions to sustain and drive EV demand and to accelerate the transition to electric mobility in Europe.
Michiel Langezaal
CEO, Fastned
The e-mobility sector is a key part of the European clean technology industry and is becoming increasingly competitive. We need bold, unwavering commitment and certainty from our politicians to ensure the future remains bright for the EV transition.
Michael Halbherr
CEO, ABB E-mobility
The 2035 objective must remain. What we need now is political clarity and determination. Europe must stand firm in its commitments, provide confidence to investors and citizens, and accelerate the transition to zero-emission mobility. The opportunity is here, and hesitation is not an option.
Stefano Terranova
CEO, Atlante
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Take Charge Europe
A campaign by E-Mobility Europe and ChargeUp Europe, calling on the EU to stand firm on 2035.
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- E-Mobility Europe36–38 Rue Joseph II, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
- ChargeUp Europe227 Rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
- +32 493 18 89 63
- info@takechargeeurope.org
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