The future Euro 7 standard is worrying car players in Europe. With the rise of electric cars and China’s massive market reach, some brands are asking questions about the future of their fleet.
Electric cars: messy reforms undermining manufacturers’ confidence
Assuming that car manufacturers will not be able to sell heat-engine vehicles after 2035 in Europe, Their representatives begin to describe the future Euro 7 standard as a dead regulation which harms consumers and businesses. What can we expect in the coming years? The marketing end date of combustion engine vehicles – and plug-in hybrids – It is already marked in red in the European Automobile Almanac: 2035.
But before this deadline, New Euro 7 emissions regulations are due to enter the fray in 2025. An ambitious project that will encourage manufacturers to significantly reduce the volume of their emissions and achieve the intermediate goals set for 2030, namely: 55% off Pollutant emissions from vehicles compared to the maximum values recorded in 2021.
According to Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis (a group that owns Peugeot), which is one of the biggest critics of European decisions, the measures taken are equivalent to taxes “by law” Electric cars. Without a fully neutral synthetic fuel, the only solutions, for now, are 100% electricity or hydrogen. In addition, the implementation of the Euro 7 standard – in just two years – will force manufacturers to massively electrify their fleet. In fact, European manufacturers simply think so Time is too short to support alternative paths.
A terrible dilemma for the industry will affect consumers …
With all of these changes, manufacturers will find themselves between a rock and a hard place. Some of them (or all of them) are offered Inability to launch electric vehicles for less than 20,000 euros. but at the same time, Nor can they stop offering thermocouples for the next 12 years. Therefore, they should continue to develop engines with this kind of technology that was already born with a death history ahead. problem : This will eventually drive up the price of the vehicles, because manufacturing costs will also be higher.
Recently, Josep Maria Recassens, CEO of Renault in Spain, has expressed doubts about Euro 7. He explains in columns“espanol : We waste time on combustion engines when the Chinese are already using other technologies.. The latter also announced that the margin for adaptation to Euro 7 is very narrow and that it will force manufacturers to invest in stillbirth technology.
Moreover, China’s commitment to electric cars creates major problems for European car brands. Carlos Tavares also demanded that Europe impose heavy tariffs on vehicles coming from the Asian country, as he guarantees that they will not fight under the same conditions. Through this, we must understand it China is a great alternative for those looking for an affordable electric car ; And that the implementation of the Euro 7 standard seriously threatens European manufacturers if nothing changes.
