EU prepares ‘Europe first’ rules for EV subsidies
The European Commission prepares legislation to protect and promote European EV production. Pictured is the Douai plant from Renault’s ElectriCity production division /Renault
The European Commission is preparing legislation that would require electric vehicles to be assembled in the EU and source at least 70% of their components locally to qualify for state subsidies.
The move could pave the way for a formal ‘Buy European’ industrial policy, recently called for by

