The Urban Fleet Electrification (UFE) project has successfully concluded with its final roundtable in London, marking the completion of the first Europe Delivers platform project, selected by members as the collaboration initiative for 2024/25. This initiative explored innovative solutions to decarbonise European cities by developing integrated and efficient electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

As India’s electric vehicle revolution gains momentum, the country faces a critical challenge: building a circular ecosystem for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. With projections showing that by 2030, 128 gigawatt-hours’ worth of EV batteries will reach their end-of-life for primary automotive applications, the imperative to develop robust recycling and second-life infrastructure has never been more urgent.  

Last month, sales of new battery electric vehicles reached a milestone – hitting 25% of all new car sales for November. Yet, even with this good news, the 2030 ban on the sale of new ICE cars is fast approaching, and overall adoption rates are plateauing. And while Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate is placing immediate pressure on automakers to scale production, we need renewed urgency across the entire value chain in tackling the systemic changes and innovations needed to drive growth.

In this article from Xynteo’s Amy Marshall and Ashish Pandey, we unpack some of the key points from our recent EV roundtable discussion – as we all look to a world of zero emissions, electric transportation.