Clean corporate vehicles

Key points

The EESC:

• recommends that the Regulation maintains a clear signal for zero and low-emissions vehicles. Low-emission vehicles act as a short and mid-term enabler of alternative fuel infrastructure and support industrial adaptation, when used primarily in an electric mode; 
• brings into attention the fact that national targets should not be lower than what the market is already delivering, must not turn into company-based targets during transposition, must be accompanied by an effective roll-out of supporting charging infrastructure and adequate capacity of the electricity grids, to safeguard business competitiveness; 
• calls on Member states to consider tax incentives for decarbonising corporate fleets, including by removing direct and indirect advantages for fossil-fuel company cars;
• reaffirms the principle of technological neutrality for decarbonising road transport. Planning should be consistent across transport modes and adhere to sustainability, lifecycle and economic feasibility criteria; 
• calls for EU-level oversight of national plans. Oversight should assess completeness and progress against the set targets, enable structured comparison of the national plans, and support corrective follow-up and shared learning;