Brussels is shielding its carmakers when it should be helping them change, argues Bruegel, an independent research institute and one of Brussels' best-known economic think tanks.
The EU's recent measures, from tariffs on Chinese vehicles to proposals for local-content requirements and a softer 2035 ban on new combustion engines, are setting the industry on the wrong course and could push up the cost of an electric car by more than €2,000, it says.
