Eurogas Recommendations on Two Commission Communications for the Automotive Sector

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On 5 March 2025, the Commission published two Communications in the context of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the Automotive Industry: 'The Industrial Action Plan for the European Automotive Sector' and 'Decarbonise Corporate Fleets'.

Eurogas regretfully acknowledges that no representatives of the energy sector were invited to the Strategic Dialogue, leaving out the part of the value chain powering European vehicles. We are troubled by the Commission's intention to focus solely on electrification, to the detriment of a full technology-neutral scenario for light- and heavy-duty road transport.

This approach is not only economically and industrially risky but also fails to leverage the EU’s industrial strengths and the full range of decarbonisation technologies available today to meet the sector’s CO₂ emissions reduction targets.

We propose the following recommendations to remedy this:

1. Urgently revise the CO2 Emission Standards Regulations to implement a full technology neutral approach, recognizing the contribution of bioLNG / bioCNG and synthetic fuels, and ensuring that all renewable and low-carbon solutions are recognized for their GHG saving potential, cost efficiency, current market presence and availability of infrastructure.
2. Adopt a ‘well-to-wheel’ CO2 emissions counting methodology that considers, as per other EU Directives and Regulations (e.g. RED, FuelEU Maritime, ReFuel Aviation or CountEmissionsEU2 ),lifecycle emissions of fuels, rather than focusing solely on tailpipe emissions.
3. Support investment in new infrastructure and fleet renewal for all alternative fuels, enabling wider adoption of bioLNG / bioCNG and synthetic fuels, alongside electrification.

Read our full reaction below.