Can electrical vehicles clean up Europe's transportation sector?
About a quarter of Europe's greenhouse gases (GHGs) come out of exhaust pipes in the transportation sector ( European Commission, 2017). If the European Union (EU) is to fulfil their Paris climate pledge, and cut 40% of domestic emissions from the 1990 baseline by 2030, systemic changes will have to take place within the transportation sector in near future. So far, emission levels in the agriculture and industry sectors are gradually declining, however, the transportation sector proves to be far more stubborn ( European Commission , 2017). Thus, in 2016, the European Commission (EC) introduced a low-emission mobility strategy. The overarching aims therein are ensuring the EU makes a transition towards a low-carbon economy, for the sake of remaining competitive and delivering a transportation sector that is able to meet future demands ( European Commission , 2017). These objectives can be achieved with the deployment of incentives, subsidies, and setting national targets.