Helping ensure 100% all-electric vehicle sales by 2035

Together with 27 companies, we have joined an appeal to the European Union (EU) to ensure all new cars and vans in Europe are zero emission from 2035 and to establish mandatory targets for charging infrastructure. 
 
The appeal insists that removing fossil fuel burning vehicles from the road is imperative for Europe reaching its goal of net zero emissions by 2050, and to help avoid the worst impacts of climate change on people and the planet. This includes enacting legislation that establishes standards and a clear timeline for the industry and suppliers to follow, to ensure the transition to electric vehicles.
 
The EU decision-makers are currently deciding on new clean car rules. This includes a proposal by the EU Commission – supported by the companies making the appeal – that only zero-emission new cars and vans can be sold EU-wide from 2035. The European Parliament and EU governments will decide their positions in June, with the final law expected to be adopted in autumn.
 
The European Sustainability Digest 2022
 
We are committed to taking care of the environment and ensuring future generations will live in a sustainable world. In the past 12 months, we have introduced a range of initiatives to make a positive contribution towards a more sustainable future, outlined in the European Sustainability Digest 2022. 
 
This digest – which follows the release of the global Integrated Sustainability and Financial Report – details the significant steps we are taking towards targeting carbon neutrality across our European footprint of facilities, logistics and suppliers by 2035. Earlier this year, we published its first Human Rights Report that examines how materials are sourced, where our products are made and how our labour standards measure up.  
 
For us, the road towards zero emissions vehicles is being paved by a new generation of seven, all-electric, fully-connected passenger vehicles and vans, coming to Europe by 2024.
 

“At Ford in Europe, we believe that freedom of movement goes hand-in-hand with caring for our planet and each other. That’s why we are targeting all Ford vehicles to be zero emission by 2035. To successfully achieve this, EU policymakers must also establish mandatory national targets for a seamless electric charging infrastructure that lives up to the growing demand for electric vehicles.”

Stuart Rowley, 

chair, Ford of Europe

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