Key points for Consumers: Clean corporate vehicles regulation

Rising prices for new cars are pushing more consumers toward the second-hand market. For used car buyers, electric vehicles (EVs) are emerging as the most cost-effective alternative to petrol cars, yet supply remains too limited. Electrifying corporate fleets, which represent roughly 60% of new car sales and are typically replaced every four years, could quickly increase the supply of second-hand EVs, making them more accessible to everyday drivers.

This paper summarises BEUC’s position on the Clean corporate vehicles regulation. Overall, BEUC welcomes the proposal, as establishing this regulation is a positive step for consumers, and electrifying corporate fleets could give a real boost to the second-hand EV market. However, the proposal still falls short of the ambition needed and takes a misguided approach on plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs).