Europe rebuffs automakers’ pleas to let them lose the EV race to China
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/03/2035-EU-ban-Commision.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1400" /></div><p>European automakers asked the EU Commission to review and potentially modify the bloc’s 2035 all-EV target <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/09/12/eu-auto-summit-confirms-strategic-focus-on-electric-cars">at an auto summit on Friday</a>, but the commission is reportedly standing firm despite the industry’s<a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/09/12/the-european-car-industrys-top-five-concerns-going-into-crunch-talks-with-von-der-leyen"> big push this week</a> for more leniency.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2025/09/14/europe-rebuffs-automakers-pleas-to-let-them-lose-the-ev-race-to-china/#more-434129">more…</a>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/03/2035-EU-ban-Commision.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1400" /></div><p>European automakers asked the EU Commission to review and potentially modify the bloc’s 2035 all-EV target <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/09/12/eu-auto-summit-confirms-strategic-focus-on-electric-cars">at an auto summit on Friday</a>, but the commission is reportedly standing firm despite the industry’s<a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/09/12/the-european-car-industrys-top-five-concerns-going-into-crunch-talks-with-von-der-leyen"> big push this week</a> for more leniency.</p>
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