Iberdrola is joining forces with Ikea or Uber to have 100% zero-emission cars in the EU by 2035.
About fifty companies such as Iberdrola and seven other Spanish companiesMobile platform Uber, shipping company Maersk and car manufacturer Volvo have asked the European Union Don’t rediscover your net-zero emissions target for cars and minibuses in 2035. Among the Spanish companies that signed the document are Zunder, Wallbox or Circontrol.
In a statement released by the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E), executives across the automotive, cleantech, transport and energy value chain, including leasing company Ayvens, confirm that the EU target is “feasible and necessary.”
“The 2035 target proposes clear direction this will allow us as companies, together with all other stakeholders, to focus on driving the necessary transformation,” the managers say in a statement called Industryfor2035.org. “It also provides much-needed investment confidence about the future of the automotive industry in Europe,” they add.
The statement was also signed by electric vehicle manufacturers Polestar and Rivian, as well as British retailer Tesco and Ikea’s largest franchisee Ingka.
The signatories say they are firmly committed to the EU’s 2050 climate neutrality target and note that many have made major investments to make it a reality.
“So we ask political leaders that CO2 emissions standards for cars and vans will no longer open recently approved for 2026 and will thus maintain the target of 100% zero-emission vehicles by 2035,” the statement said.
The signatory companies argue that the net-zero emissions target by 2035 received a democratic mandate from EU governments and MEPs in March 2023, so the debate should focus on developing specific industrial policies and investment support to build a sustainable local battery value chain, charging rollout and supplying clean electricity, greening corporate fleets and reskilling workers to electrify the economy.
In this sense, the document recalls that emissions from cars and vans represent more than one eighth (13%) of total emissions greenhouse gases in the EU. CO2 emissions from automobiles increased by 6% between 2000 and 2019.
“Changing the 2035 target would mean destabilizing the framework in which companies planned their investments. Instead, we should support the transition with a roadmap for promoting electric vehicles in Spain, focused on accelerating the charging infrastructure and stimulating demand through more flexible electrification. fleets,” says T&E Spain director Isabelle Buechel.