The fossil fuel industry is hoping e-fuels can help combustion engine cars to escape a proposed EU sales ban in 2035.
Lobby groups say that allowing sales of new combustion vehicles that run on synthetic fuels will help scale up the technology to make the existing car fleet climate neutral. But, based on the oil lobby’s own data [1], shows there will only be enough synthetic fuels to power around 2% of all the cars on Europe’s roads by then.
Yoann Gimbert, e-mobility analyst at T&E, said: “E-fuels are presented as a carbon-neutral way to prolong the life of combustion engine technology. But the industry’s own data shows there will only be enough for a tiny fraction of cars on the road. Lawmakers should close the door to this Trojan Horse for the fossil fuel industry.”
T&E said industry plans to import climate neutral e-fuels on a huge scale are unrealistic as the production plants and global standards to certify synthetic fuels do not exist. Taking e-fuels from other countries would also delay efforts in less developed economies to decarbonise their own transport and power sectors.
Synthetic fuels are also a far less environmentally friendly solution for cars than battery-powered electric cars. By 2030, an electric car will emit 53% less CO2 over its lifecycle than a car running on e-fuels, the most recent life cycle analysis confirms.
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