Every EU measure in the batteries view
Every measure in this sector's view, in the ranking's order. The score components behind the order are on each measure's own page.
New cars sold in Europe have to be zero-emission
From 2035 a new passenger car sold in the Union may emit no CO2 where it is driven, which at fleet scale means the car carries a battery.
CO2 standards for cars and vans · Art. 1(5a) · From 1 January 2035 (Art. 1(5a))
Europe sets itself capacity goals for its own raw materials
By 2030 the Union is to be able to extract, process and recycle set shares of the strategic raw materials it consumes each year, rather than buying all of them from outside.
Critical Raw Materials Act · Art. 5(1)(a) · By 2030 (Art. 5(1))
Public contracts for battery storage must buy European
Public buyers procuring battery storage have to apply the Union-origin requirements the act sets out for it, so part of the demand is closed to a cell made elsewhere.
Industrial Accelerator Act · Art. 34(4) (new Art. 25a(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1735) · From entry into force; thresholds phase in at 1/3/4/6 years after entry into force depending on technology
Carmakers pay for every gram they are over their target
A carmaker whose fleet exceeds its target pays a premium for each gram per kilometre of the excess on every vehicle it registered, which is what makes the target a purchasing decision rather than an ambition.
CO2 standards for cars and vans · Art. 8(1) · In force; applies to each calendar year
Carmakers must halve the emissions of the cars they sell
From 2030 the average new car sold in the Union has to cut its emissions by more than half against the baseline year, with new vans close behind, which is the demand a factory being built today supplies.
CO2 standards for cars and vans · Art. 1(5) · From 1 January 2030 (Art. 1(5))
No single country may supply most of a strategic material
By 2030 the Union's yearly consumption of each strategic raw material is to come from several countries, with no one of them above the share the act sets.
Critical Raw Materials Act · Art. 5(1)(b) · By 2030 (Art. 5(1))
Raw material projects can apply for strategic status
A raw materials project can apply to be recognised as strategic, which brings faster permitting and easier access to finance, by filing evidence against the criteria together with a business plan, a timetable and environmental and consultation plans.
Critical Raw Materials Act · Art. 7(1) · From entry into force, 23 May 2024 (Art. 49(1))
EU grants for building battery factories
The Innovation Fund, financed by auctioning carbon allowances, has awarded grants to European cell works through its first battery call, and published no figure for what any one of them received.
EU ETS revision · Art. 1(17), inserting Art. 10cb of Directive 2003/87/EC · ongoing
Public schemes may only subsidise European-made electric cars
A public scheme that pays towards buying or leasing a new electric vehicle may only cover vehicles meeting the Union-origin requirements, which reaches the battery through the car it sits in.
Industrial Accelerator Act · Art. 12; Art. 13; Annex III, Part II · From [6 months after entry into force]
Purchase subsidies have to favour a resilient supply
A scheme that subsidises buying clean technology has to be designed so that products with a high sustainability and resilience contribution either receive more money or are the only ones eligible.
Net-Zero Industry Act · Art. 28(1) · From 30 December 2025 (Art. 49(4))