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European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) Launches Zero-Emission Tracker

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The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) has introduced an interactive tracker to monitor progress on key zero-emission metrics, providing policymakers, journalists, and industry professionals with accurate and reliable data. The tracker highlights the challenges in the transition to zero-emission mobility, including declining market shares of battery-electric cars and insufficient infrastructure. The ACEA emphasizes the need for a long-term decarbonisation strategy that addresses the underlying conditions hindering the transition.

Key Takeaways:

  • The zero-emission market share of battery-electric cars experienced its first-ever decline in 2024, falling from 14.6% to 13.6%, with a significant decrease in units sold.
  • There are only approximately 880,000 public charging points in the EU, far from the 8.8 million needed to meet the 2030 target.
  • On average, there is one public charging point per every five battery-electric cars in the EU, with a higher ratio when factoring in plug-in hybrids and vans.
  • When charged on public networks, electric cars and vans cost more to run than combustion engine models in most European countries.
  • The market share of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks stands at 3.5%, far from the ~35% share needed in just five years to meet 2030 CO2 targets.
  • Only a few hundred truck-suitable public chargers are available in the EU, with an estimated 35,000 truck-suitable public chargers and 2,000 hydrogen refuelling stations needed by 2030.

Statistics:

  • 2024: Zero-emission market share of battery-electric cars declined from 14.6% to 13.6%.
  • 2024: Approximately 880,000 public charging points in the EU (10-fold increase in five years).
  • Average: One public charging point per every five battery-electric cars in the EU.
  • Average: Higher ratio of public charging points to battery-electric cars when factoring in plug-in hybrids and vans.
  • 2024: Electric cars and vans cost more to run than combustion engine models in most European countries when charged on public networks.
  • 2024: Market share of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks: 3.5% (far from the ~35% share needed in five years to meet 2030 CO2 targets).
  • 2024: Estimated number of truck-suitable public chargers needed by 2030: 35,000.
  • 2024: Estimated number of hydrogen refuelling stations needed by 2030: 2,000 (with a capacity of at least two tons per day).

Sources:

  • European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)
  • [No date] - Press Release: Brussels, May 13 -- European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) issued the following news release.
  • [No date] - About ACEA.
  • [No date] - About the EU automobile industry.

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