The European Union will launch a project to support and harmonize the development of electric cars, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Wednesday.
The European Union will launch a project to support and harmonize the
development of electric cars, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez
Zapatero said Wednesday.
"The other day I met together with a group of companies...and it was
considered fundamental that there should be co-operation and integration of
efforts in developing the electric vehicle," said Zapatero, whose country
holds the EU's rotating presidency.
The EU presidency is organizing a meeting of EU industry ministers in
San
Sebastian
on Feb. 8 to launch "a plan for an electric
vehicle for the EU," he told reporters in
Strasbourg
after
talks with EU officials.
"It is fundamental that we should cooperate and integrate our efforts in
developing the electric vehicle among all EU countries with the commission
taking the lead.
"If our markets don't have a regulatory framework to provide financial
support, and we don't have common standards on the technologies, then it will
be difficult for
Europe
to take a leading role."
China
and
Japan
are
fast developing electric vehicles with more effective batteries, Zapatero said.
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