{"id":2156949,"date":"2026-09-22T09:12:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T06:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2156949"},"modified":"2026-09-22T09:12:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T06:12:51","slug":"made-in-europe-battery-rules-could-add-e2100-to-electric-car-prices-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2156949","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Made in Europe&#8217; battery rules could add \u20ac2,100 to electric car prices, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/17\/58\/1200x675_cmsv2_d9c9d5db-2764-5b2a-a853-7f0b879f8c95-9921758.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2927693-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2927693\" data-cid=\"9923156\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927693-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/30\/02\/189x106_cmsv2_c3d62d7a-731a-575b-8734-7960b0bdbc4c-9923002.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"An Oxfam office in London - illustration\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Business<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    France&#8217;s budget: Oxfam proposes tax on &#8216;super-inheritances&#8217; to raise billions\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927714-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2927714\" data-cid=\"9923119\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927714-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/31\/19\/189x106_cmsv2_facf181d-7940-5e47-96d3-a4a6e58eca3f-9923119.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE: A Libyan oil worker at a refinery inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega, eastern Libya, 26 February 2011\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Libya<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Armed group shuts Libyan oil pipeline, jeopardising exports\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2923019-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2923019\" data-cid=\"9900996\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2923019-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/90\/09\/96\/189x106_cmsv2_c963d424-1d0f-5501-b908-1057fe8b5f42-9900996.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kortnee Solomon, Texas, 2025\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Art<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Ivan McClellan on capturing the unseen world of Black cowboy culture\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927663-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2927663\" data-cid=\"9922793\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927663-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/27\/93\/189x106_cmsv2_a178f5b5-deba-5128-84de-da1a6af0caf4-9922793.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"EPP&apos;s leader Manfred Weber with Ceuta President-mayor Juan Jes\u00fas Vivas\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    EPP leader warns Morocco of &#8216;obvious consequences&#8217; over Ceuta crisis\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927693-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2927693\" data-cid=\"9923156\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927693-label-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/30\/02\/189x106_cmsv2_c3d62d7a-731a-575b-8734-7960b0bdbc4c-9923002.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"An Oxfam office in London - illustration\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Business<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    France&#8217;s budget: Oxfam proposes tax on &#8216;super-inheritances&#8217; to raise billions\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927714-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2927714\" data-cid=\"9923119\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927714-label-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/31\/19\/189x106_cmsv2_facf181d-7940-5e47-96d3-a4a6e58eca3f-9923119.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE: A Libyan oil worker at a refinery inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega, eastern Libya, 26 February 2011\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Libya<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Armed group shuts Libyan oil pipeline, jeopardising exports\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2923019-pos3-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2923019\" data-cid=\"9900996\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2923019-label-pos3-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/90\/09\/96\/189x106_cmsv2_c963d424-1d0f-5501-b908-1057fe8b5f42-9900996.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kortnee Solomon, Texas, 2025\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Art<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Ivan McClellan on capturing the unseen world of Black cowboy culture\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927663-pos4-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2927663\" data-cid=\"9922793\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927663-label-pos4-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/27\/93\/189x106_cmsv2_a178f5b5-deba-5128-84de-da1a6af0caf4-9922793.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"EPP&apos;s leader Manfred Weber with Ceuta President-mayor Juan Jes\u00fas Vivas\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    EPP leader warns Morocco of &#8216;obvious consequences&#8217; over Ceuta crisis\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Business<\/p>\n<p>                          Business<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            &#8216;Made in Europe&#8217; battery rules could add \u20ac2,100 to electric car prices, report says<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/17\/58\/1536x864_cmsv2_d9c9d5db-2764-5b2a-a853-7f0b879f8c95-9921758.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"FILE. Workers assemble the Zeekr 001 EV models at the Chinese automaker Zeekr assembly plant in Ningbo, east China&apos;s Zhejiang Province, 17 April 2025\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              FILE. Workers assemble the Zeekr 001 EV models at the Chinese automaker Zeekr assembly plant in Ningbo, east China&#8217;s Zhejiang Province, 17 April 2025<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo\/Andy Wong<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\/Andy Wong\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspQuirino Mealha\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1790068371\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-09-22 11:12:51 +02:00\">22\/09\/2026 &#8211; 11:12 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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height=\"24\" alt=\"bluesky\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Bluesky<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-bluesky.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"bluesky\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-threads.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"threads\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Threads<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-threads.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"threads\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Europe&#8217;s strategy for its struggling car industry protects established manufacturers at the expense of consumers and taxpayers rather than helping them compete, according to a new report.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--business js-article-content\">\n<p>Brussels is shielding its carmakers when it should be helping them change, argues Bruegel, an independent research institute and one of Brussels&#8217; best-known economic think tanks.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The EU&#8217;s recent measures, from tariffs on Chinese vehicles to proposals for local-content requirements and a softer 2035 ban on new combustion engines, are setting the industry on the wrong course and could push up the cost of an electric car by more than \u20ac2,000, it says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This approach is misguided,&#8221; the report states, adding that &#8220;because of climate and costs, the future is electric. Discussions on slowing the transition to EVs are an unhelpful distraction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>A pact paid for by consumers<\/h2>\n<p>The report describes current policy as &#8220;an implicit pact&#8221; with the EU protecting producers from foreign competition, and in return producers bringing their supply chains to Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Consumers and taxpayers will bear the costs of this pact,&#8221; it says.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, requiring battery cells to be made in the EU would raise their price from \u20ac50 to \u20ac85 per kilowatt-hour, adding roughly \u20ac2,100 to a typical electric car. A low-carbon steel requirement would add a further \u20ac200, while simplified vehicle approval rules proposed by the Commission would save manufacturers just \u20ac61 per car.<\/p>\n<p>The burden falls hardest on cheaper models and less wealthy buyers.<\/p>\n<p>The underlying tension, Bruegel argues, is that the cheapest route to electrification runs through global supply chains, while the most resilient runs through domestic ones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The automotive package attempts to do both at once, with the costs largely hidden from view,&#8221; the authors of the report write.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6195\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/17\/58\/808x502_cmsv2_fa3f600c-ad45-56a2-92ba-53e38dfa0972-9921758.jpg\" alt=\"FILE. EVs produced by Volkswagen Saxony parked on the Zwickau plant premises, eastern Germany, 14 Sept. 2023\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE. EVs produced by Volkswagen Saxony parked on the Zwickau plant premises, eastern Germany, 14 Sept. 2023<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>France offers a preview as its consumer subsidy scheme, which in practice excludes Chinese carmakers, saw sales of ineligible electric models fall 60% relative to eligible ones and may have slowed overall electric car take-up.<\/p>\n<p>Constant policy revisions compound the damage, the report warns, stating that &#8220;regulatory unpredictability is itself a competitiveness cost.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The study also identifies a flaw in the EU&#8217;s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, imposed in October 2024 at up to 35.3%. They apply to fully electric cars but not plug-in hybrids.<\/p>\n<p>Imports of the former have since flattened while hybrid imports have surged, &#8220;undermining the value of these duties as a shield for European production&#8221; and favouring more polluting vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese-built electric vehicles passed 20% of EU electric vehicle sales this year with more than half of them carrying Western brands.<\/p>\n<h2>An industry under strain<\/h2>\n<p>As Euronews has reported throughout this year, the European car industry has been hit from several directions at once, Germany&#8217;s above all.<\/p>\n<p>Volkswagen flagged around \u20ac10 billion in one-off charges on Friday, cut its profit margin forecast to 1% at most and was removed from the Euro Stoxx 50 index on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Stellantis, the Franco-Italian group behind Peugeot and Fiat, was dropped from the same index last year.<\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, some plants are leaving car-making altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month Volkswagen agreed to sell its Osnabr\u00fcck factory to the state of Lower Saxony and Tel Aviv-based investment firm Aurelius Capital, which plan to work with Rafael, one of the companies behind Israel&#8217;s Iron Dome, on air defence components.<\/p>\n<p>Defence group Rheinmetall has also been converting parts of its civilian automotive production to military use.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Volkswagen exits Euro Stoxx 50 as index removal adds to pressure on troubled firm<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Who is automotive giant Stellantis and why did it recall nearly 1 million cars?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bruegel&#8217;s figures further show the scale of the retreat.<\/p>\n<p>EU car production has fallen by around 2.6 million units since 2019, or 19%, while Europeans bought 2.2 million fewer new cars last year than in 2019. However, the sector still employs 14 million people across its value chain, 6% of all EU jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the numbers, the think tank insists this is not collapse as the industry remains a large net exporter, recorded historically high profit margins and invests around \u20ac3 billion a quarter in battery and electric vehicle plants.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The sectoral risk is not collapse but erosion of export markets, technological leadership and supplier networks,&#8221; it writes, adding that &#8220;for this, the EU needs an adjustment strategy rather than a shield against change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>What Bruegel wants instead<\/h2>\n<p>The think tank recommends equalising tariffs between the two vehicle types and pursuing a time-limited deal with Beijing setting export quotas for both, backed by a snapback mechanism if breached.<\/p>\n<p>The EU has reportedly made a first approach to China this month precisely about limiting hybrid exports, and the suggestion has precedent.<\/p>\n<p>Europe capped Japanese car imports through the 1990s, which raised prices for consumers but gave domestic producers breathing space and drew Japanese factories into Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Canada this year opened a quota letting 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles in at a 6.1% duty, rising to 70,000 by 2030, with its 100% surtax still applying beyond that.<\/p>\n<p>Bruegel also does not pretend the approach is costless.<\/p>\n<p>A quota could be legally questionable under World Trade Organization rules, though it sees room for flexibility, and would hand extra profit to Chinese exporters. Any deal, it insists, must be strictly temporary.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign investment should be welcomed as a chance to catch up rather than restricted, it adds, as South Korean companies already own 65% of operating battery cell capacity in Europe, and Chinese firms 55% of what is under construction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The goal should not be to prevent competition with the Chinese, but provide European producers time to catch up,&#8221; the report concludes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__container\">\n<article id=\"abe-2927504-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2927504\" data-cid=\"9922016\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927504-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/20\/16\/480x270_cmsv2_bbfa478a-9be3-51e4-bd5a-ecf2c611edb1-9922016.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A customer reaches for a pump at a gas station in Berlin on Friday, June 13, 2025.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Economy<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Fuel taxes in Europe: Which country taxes petrol the most?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927444-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2927444\" data-cid=\"9921599\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927444-label-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/15\/99\/480x270_cmsv2_01966edc-f6c7-5d23-8187-5bfb12800342-9921599.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"ECB President Christine Lagarde addresses the media following the off-site meeting at the Deutsche Bundesbank&apos;s conference centre in Berlin, Germany, 10 Sept. 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Markets<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    ECB launches &#8216;Pontes&#8217; to settle tokenised assets in central bank money<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927343-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2927343\" data-cid=\"9920938\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927343-label-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/09\/38\/480x270_cmsv2_f7a747c0-755f-5752-9127-46bb351494c5-9920938.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE. 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height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Economy<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Fuel taxes in Europe: Which country taxes petrol the most?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927444-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2927444\" data-cid=\"9921599\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927444-label-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/15\/99\/480x270_cmsv2_01966edc-f6c7-5d23-8187-5bfb12800342-9921599.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"ECB President Christine Lagarde addresses the media following the off-site meeting at the Deutsche Bundesbank&apos;s conference centre in Berlin, Germany, 10 Sept. 2026\" height=\"9\" 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Former Porsche Cars North America CEO Klaus Zellmer presents during a media preview at the New York International Auto Show, 12 April 2017\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Business<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Volvo Cars appoints \u0160koda chief Klaus Zellmer as CEO for a turnaround<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927504-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2927504\" data-cid=\"9922016\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927504-label-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/20\/16\/320x180_cmsv2_bbfa478a-9be3-51e4-bd5a-ecf2c611edb1-9922016.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A customer reaches for a pump at a gas station in Berlin on Friday, June 13, 2025.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Fuel taxes in Europe: Which country taxes petrol the most?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927653-pos3-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2927653\" data-cid=\"9922741\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927653-label-pos3-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/27\/41\/320x180_cmsv2_6a1bffa0-8cf6-5a05-9146-351f90a05228-9922741.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"File - A view of the Central Oil Tank Farm near Nelahozeves, Czech Republic, Tuesday, 14 Jan. 2025. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Czechia caps fuel margins and cuts diesel tax as prices soar<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2926513-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2926513\" data-cid=\"9921166\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2926513-label-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/74\/28\/320x180_cmsv2_29968e66-9c32-5b4d-830d-5dd35275cc17-9917428.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A woman watches from her window as police officers surround activists trying to stop the eviction of Alejandro Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez Malt\u00e9s in Barcelona in autumn 2020\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    New investment funds in Spain involved in biggest property deals<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927595-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2927595\" data-cid=\"9922404\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927595-label-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/24\/04\/320x180_cmsv2_6d6108de-fcc8-5629-8f89-86dfa05beee9-9922404.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su gives the keynote presentation at the Advancing AI 2026 conference on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in San Francisco\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    AMD joins trillion-dollar chipmaker club as AI demand surges<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927444-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2927444\" data-cid=\"9921599\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927444-label-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/15\/99\/320x180_cmsv2_01966edc-f6c7-5d23-8187-5bfb12800342-9921599.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"ECB President Christine Lagarde addresses the media following the off-site meeting at the Deutsche Bundesbank&apos;s conference centre in Berlin, Germany, 10 Sept. 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    ECB launches &#8216;Pontes&#8217; to settle tokenised assets in central bank money<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927504-pos1-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2927504\" data-cid=\"9922016\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Fuel taxes in Europe: Which country taxes petrol the most?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927351-pos2-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2927351\" data-cid=\"9921030\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Qatar rules out Hormuz bypass, launches new investments platform<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2924112-pos3-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2924112\" data-cid=\"9906004\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Dubai launches Agentic AI training drive for 14,000 businesses<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__quote\">Partner content presented by <strong>Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927348-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2927348\" data-cid=\"9920991\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    French diesel prices top \u20ac2.40 as European fuel costs hit records<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927444-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2927444\" data-cid=\"9921599\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    ECB launches &#8216;Pontes&#8217; to settle tokenised assets in central bank money<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Brussels is shielding its carmakers when it should be helping them change, argues Bruegel, an independent research institute and one of Brussels&#8217; best-known economic think tanks.The EU&#8217;s recent measures, from tariffs on Chinese vehicles to proposals for local-content requirements and a softer 2035 ban on new combustion engines, are setting the industry on the wrong course and could push up the cost of an electric car by more than \u20ac2,000, it says.&#8221;This approach is misguided,&#8221; the report states, adding that &#8220;because of climate and costs, the future is electric. Discussions on slowing the transition to EVs are an unhelpful distraction.&#8221;A pact paid for by consumersThe report describes current policy as &#8220;an implicit pact&#8221; with the EU protecting producers from foreign competition, and in return producers bringing their supply chains to Europe.&#8221;Consumers and taxpayers will bear the costs of this pact,&#8221; it says.For instance, requiring battery cells to be made in the EU would raise their price from \u20ac50 to \u20ac85 per kilowatt-hour, adding roughly \u20ac2,100 to a typical electric car. A low-carbon steel requirement would add a further \u20ac200, while simplified vehicle approval rules proposed by the Commission would save manufacturers just \u20ac61 per car.The burden falls hardest on cheaper models and less wealthy buyers.The underlying tension, Bruegel argues, is that the cheapest route to electrification runs through global supply chains, while the most resilient runs through domestic ones.&#8221;The automotive package attempts to do both at once, with the costs largely hidden from view,&#8221; the authors of the report write.France offers a preview as its consumer subsidy scheme, which in practice excludes Chinese carmakers, saw sales of ineligible electric models fall 60% relative to eligible ones and may have slowed overall electric car take-up.Constant policy revisions compound the damage, the report warns, stating that &#8220;regulatory unpredictability is itself a competitiveness cost.&#8221;The study also identifies a flaw in the EU&#8217;s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, imposed in October 2024 at up to 35.3%. They apply to fully electric cars but not plug-in hybrids.Imports of the former have since flattened while hybrid imports have surged, &#8220;undermining the value of these duties as a shield for European production&#8221; and favouring more polluting vehicles.Chinese-built electric vehicles passed 20% of EU electric vehicle sales this year with more than half of them carrying Western brands.An industry under strainAs Euronews has reported throughout this year, the European car industry has been hit from several directions at once, Germany&#8217;s above all.Volkswagen flagged around \u20ac10 billion in one-off charges on Friday, cut its profit margin forecast to 1% at most and was removed from the Euro Stoxx 50 index on Monday.Stellantis, the Franco-Italian group behind Peugeot and Fiat, was dropped from the same index last year.To make matters worse, some plants are leaving car-making altogether.Earlier this month Volkswagen agreed to sell its Osnabr\u00fcck factory to the state of Lower Saxony and Tel Aviv-based investment firm Aurelius Capital, which plan to work with Rafael, one of the companies behind Israel&#8217;s Iron Dome, on air defence components.Defence group Rheinmetall has also been converting parts of its civilian automotive production to military use.Bruegel&#8217;s figures further show the scale of the retreat.EU car production has fallen by around 2.6 million units since 2019, or 19%, while Europeans bought 2.2 million fewer new cars last year than in 2019. However, the sector still employs 14 million people across its value chain, 6% of all EU jobs.Despite the numbers, the think tank insists this is not collapse as the industry remains a large net exporter, recorded historically high profit margins and invests around \u20ac3 billion a quarter in battery and electric vehicle plants.&#8221;The sectoral risk is not collapse but erosion of export markets, technological leadership and supplier networks,&#8221; it writes, adding that &#8220;for this, the EU needs an adjustment strategy rather than a shield against change.&#8221;What Bruegel wants insteadThe think tank recommends equalising tariffs between the two vehicle types and pursuing a time-limited deal with Beijing setting export quotas for both, backed by a snapback mechanism if breached.The EU has reportedly made a first approach to China this month precisely about limiting hybrid exports, and the suggestion has precedent.Europe capped Japanese car imports through the 1990s, which raised prices for consumers but gave domestic producers breathing space and drew Japanese factories into Europe.Canada this year opened a quota letting 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles in at a 6.1% duty, rising to 70,000 by 2030, with its 100% surtax still applying beyond that.Bruegel also does not pretend the approach is costless.A quota could be legally questionable under World Trade Organization rules, though it sees room for flexibility, and would hand extra profit to Chinese exporters. Any deal, it insists, must be strictly temporary.Foreign investment should be welcomed as a chance to catch up rather than restricted, it adds, as South Korean companies already own 65% of operating battery cell capacity in Europe, and Chinese firms 55% of what is under construction.&#8221;The goal should not be to prevent competition with the Chinese, but provide European producers time to catch up,&#8221; the report concludes.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2026\/09\/22\/made-in-europe-battery-rules-could-add-2100-to-electric-car-prices-report-says&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/17\/58\/1200x675_cmsv2_d9c9d5db-2764-5b2a-a853-7f0b879f8c95-9921758.jpg&#8221;] Business France&#8217;s budget: Oxfam proposes tax on &#8216;super-inheritances&#8217; to raise billions Libya Armed group shuts Libyan oil pipeline, jeopardising exports Art Ivan McClellan on capturing the unseen world of Black cowboy culture Europe News EPP leader warns Morocco of &#8216;obvious consequences&#8217; over Ceuta crisis Business France&#8217;s budget: Oxfam proposes tax on &#8216;super-inheritances&#8217; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-2156949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2156949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156949\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2156949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2156949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2156949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}