Regulations for Affordable Electric Vehicles: an international comparison

How do regulations affect the affordability of electric vehicles? What type of new/different regulations are needed to bring to the market more affordable EVs?

The last Acte of Gerpisa (n°43) focuses on these questions from the the perspective of the European Single Market where small affordable EVs are lacking and EV sales are stagnating. It explores the regulatory causes that have led to the disappearance of city cars in Europe. It looks at the cases of ‘kei cars’ in Japan and electric mini-vehicles in China to understand how these countries have been able to preserve/develop this segment and with what effects in terms of decarbonisation of transport, access to mobility and industrial competitiveness.
Based on these insights, it proposes five key measures to promote the production and sale of small electric vehicles manufactured in Europe... https://gerpisa.org/node/8232