“ E-car batteries are a key technology to implement rapid electrification of transport and achieve the targets of the Paris Agreement . Their production will generate billions of euros in revenue and create thousands of jobs.

Transport is the main source of greenhouse gas emissions and a serious contributor to global warming . Road vehicles in particular are responsible for a large proportion of urban air pollution.

Electric cars are rapidly moving from the periphery of the automotive sector in the European Union to the mainstream.

Greenhouse gases decreased by 23% between 1990 and 2016, said the third report on the state of the “Energy Union”, which tracks the EU's transition to a low-carbon society.

When Justin Bieber made his way to Stockholm in September 2016, city officials hardly expected the tween heartthrob to pave the way for sustainable urban policy .