The Electric Vehicle Scenario: Does It Get Us into the Right Lane and Can We Afford It?

In order to reach their climate ambitions and to reduce their oil-dependency, both the European Commission and the Dutch government aim for a substantial cut in transport CO₂ emissions by 2050 (EC minus 60% compared to 1990 levels). The EC also states the ambition that by 2030 traffic in inner cities should be carbon-free. The Commission stresses that the decarbonisation of the transport sector depends, firstly, on technology development towards...