The European Union (EU) has done great electrifying new vehicle sales. Not nearly as good as China has done, but better than almost everyone else. However, every step of the way, legacy automakers say they need the transition to slow down. I feel like this argument has been made every year of the past 14 years I’ve been covering this. Ideally, they want the transition to go as slowly as possible. There’s currently a pretty strong push to roll back regulations and fleet requirements, leading to EV proponents having to get out there and lobby to keep things going in the right direction. “MEPs should hit the accelerator on fleet electrification, not the breaks,” T&E advises. “While the Rapporteurs’ draft report is a welcome first step towards an ambitious regulation, a coalition of signatories is concerned by several amendments tabled, which risk undermining Europe’s climate, economic, and energy security goals.” T&E and several others, including Uber and EDF, wrote a joint letter on the topic. “At a time when Europe must urgently strengthen its energy sovereignty, rejecting or watering down this proposal is obstructing effective action to accelerate the transition away from imported fossil fuels, providing greater certainty to consumers and businesses alike,” the letter adds. “Furthermore, this pushback contradicts Europe’s own industrial strategy. Corporate fleets are the most powerful driver for mass-market EV adoption. Stalling their electrification squanders unparalleled opportunities for ‘Made-in-EU’ electric vehicles, local job creation, and domestic investment in batteries and charging infrastructure and clean electricity generation technologies. “Corporate fleets are the low-hanging fruit of the transition. Large companies can and want to take the lead in clean mobility, and their fleets’ rapid turnover is vital to creating an affordable second-hand EV market for all European consumers.” You can read the full letter and see all of the signatories here.