Clean corporate vehicles

Practical information:

• Composition of the Study Group
• Albert PRECUP (administrator), Virginie ANDRÉ (assistant)
• TEN Section meeting: 9 March 2026 (to be confirmed)
• EESC Plenary: 18-19 March 2026 (to be confirmed)

Summary:

Currently, there are almost 290 million vehicles on European roads with only 6 million are zero-emission vehicles. Corporate vehicle registrations make up around 60% of car registrations in the EU, being vans, buses, coaches, and trucks effectively corporate, thus measures in the corporate segment can have a positive impact on the overall market. The zero-emissions vehicle share in corporate car fleets has been lagging behind the share in sales to private individuals in the past years. An accelerated demand for zero-emission vehicles from corporate fleets can help regain growth and competitiveness of the European automotive sector, reduce overall cost of operations over the lifetime of the vehicle for fleet operators and help consumers by improving second-hand car market offerings and hence reducing the costs of zero-emission vehicles.

There are actions that can already be taken now on national, regional and local level for different types of corporate fleets and bring immediate benefits, but a legislative initiative can provide the necessary legal framework in the longer term across the whole automotive sector. In the legislative initiative, the Commission will look into different aspects, such as the type of entities, vehicles and fleets to be prioritised, the level of ambition, the impact on air pollution, the territorial dimension, technologies, the impact of mass and volumes on emissions, as well as the need to ensure competitiveness while reducing reporting and administrative burdens.