“Electric Mobility: Opportunities for climate protection in Europe”

Electric cars can significantly reduce CO₂ emissions and air pollutants in Europe, but only if they are powered predominantly by renewable – rather than fossil-fuelled – electricity, according to a study by the Institute of Applied Ecology (Öko-Institut) and Transport & Mobility Leuven on behalf of the European Environment Agency (EEA). “If the share of electric mobility in passenger road transport increases to 80 percent by 2050, the CO₂ emissions of the passenger road transport sector in Europe can be reduced by up to 84 percent compared to 2010,” according to a press release. Electric mobility could consume 4 to 5 percent of Europe’s electricity by 2030, and around 10 percent by 2050, according to the study.

Find the press release in English here.

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