[Chair's edito] Electrifying the "rentrée"

Welcome back to the office after the summer break. While we still enjoy summer weather, metaphorical clouds have gathered in the electromobility sky. EV sales are slowing and their market shares remain below 15%. The regulations passed in the 2019-2024 legislature are the necessary foundations for an electric future but the job is clearly not done yet.

More than ever politicians, industries and civil society need to join forces to make the transition a success: remove obstacles, reinforce supportive policies.

Of course, the Platform is looking forward to discovering the upcoming Clean Industrial Deal announced by Commission President von der Leyen, and how it can help the fast implementation of the Green Deal. But that won’t be enough. We urgently need more supportive measures on the demand side and broader ecosystem too.

The Platform was born with the objective to promote electrification and get all the actors in its ecosystem together to propose and shape measures and solutions to enable it. In the next months and years we will keep putting our energy in this endeavour, ready to partner up with authorities and all relevant stakeholders.

As we look ahead, one of the critical areas of focus will be the integration of electric vehicles into the power grid. We are organizing a series of webinars designed to explore solutions for a seamless energy transition. These sessions will offer practical policy guidance and opportunity to debate on how to manage the increased demand for energy and support the growth of electric transportation. We encourage you to register for these webinars through the link provided in our newsletter below.