The new EU rules will require raw components to be responsibly sourced by European battery manufacturers. They will also demand that clean energy be used in production of batteries, that the number of hazardous substances used in batteries manufacture be reduced and that the batteries themselves become more efficient and durable.
As part of its “Green Deal”, the European Commission has in the past year committed to the EU becoming climate-neutral by 2050, while individual member states including Austria, Finland and Sweden have pledged to do so even earlier. In order to meet the targets Green Deal, the EU needs to reduce its transport emissions by 90%.
As part of this, individual countries have said they will ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars, including Norway in 2025, the Netherlands in 2030 and France in 2040. The
UK has also announced a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, despite having left the EU.
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