The automotive industry is a major driver of economic growth and job creation in Europe, but it is also at a critical juncture shaped by factors like global emission targets and automation. In the first episode of ‘tomorrow’s politics’, the logos podcast series looking at Europe’s post-election future, we talk about this strategic sector with our expert and interviewee, Abayomi Otubushin.

The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) could be a real game-changer for the automotive industry, our analysts explain.

The end of the road for internal combustion engines in Europe? All three EU institutions now seem to back up a historical decision for phasing-out petrol and diesel models by 2035. Here are the key milestones.

How can Europe catch up and enable car-OEMs to unlock the societal benefits self-driving technologies and AI can bring to the large public? In this insight, we look at the European initiatives to keep pace with the US and China.

With the Climate Law setting a 55% emissions reduction target by 2030, the proposals seek to strengthen the standards and boost the clean energy and mobility uptake. However, the extension of the current EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) to the transport sectors promises not to be an easy battle.

E-fuels will be one of the many political debates surrounding the Green Deal in the coming months. In this insight, we look into the debate around them and the role they can have in rebranding traditional ICE engines as environmentally friendly creating a space for them in the zero-emission future of road transport.

Change is in the air at Renault. The carmaker is taking the bull of the green transition by the horns. In this interview, Marie-France van der Valk, European Affairs Director at Groupe Renault, tells us more about this “Renaulution” and the group’s take on the Commission’s strategy. 

The European Commission’s Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy included a basket of measures aiming to make the European transport sector smarter and cleaner. Christopher Burghardt from ChargePoint, a charging infrastructure provider, shares with us their opportunities in the digital age and how ChargePoint assess the Commission’s strategy.

The Commission’s Sustainable & Smart Mobility Strategy attributes drones with a special role in the era of digitisation and decarbonisation. Christian Struwe, Head of Public Policy EMEA at DJI, explained to us how the new framework for drones in Europe will be implemented.

In December, the European Commission will present its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy. In this insight, Zuzana Púčiková, Head of EU Public Policy at Uber, explained how her company has been preparing for this transition throughout the pandemic, tackling the green challenge and connecting urban mobility services.