- Fifty European Parliament lawmakers have written to the EU executive to express concerns about the shift to electric mobility, a move they fear could leave Europe reliant on third countries for key materials.
- Among the signatories to the written questions are German MEPs Markus Pieper and Jens Gieseke who are respectively rapporteur on the Renewable Energy Directive and shadow rapporteur on the EU’s CO2 emission standards for new cars and vans.
- The increase in electric vehicles – as well as the rise in e-bikes and e-scooters – will see Europe’s reliance on batteries for private mobility soar.
MEPs raise ‘geostrategic dependence’ concerns over shift to electric vehicles
