Policy can spell success or failure for EVs in Europe

Since 2017, several European governments have announced bans on sales of conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles. Countries like France and the United Kingdom have set bans to come into force by 2040, while Norway has set a more ambitious goal of 2025. Raquel Soat, Research Analyst at Navigant, looks at how policy might affect European electric vehicle markets over the coming years.

Issue 07-2019

In one EV charging business model, followed by Tesla in Germany, the gas station operator simply collects rent in exchange for making a certain area available for the EV manufacturer to install and operate charging infrastructure.

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