At this point it seems EV economics will make the EU government mandates irrelevant. Electric cars will be cheaper to buy and cheaper to run. The only remaining question is how quickly rapid charging infra will be deployed which will make electric the default choice even for those of us who cannot charge at home.

The point of the mandates is to ensure that the EU car companies survive.

It's basic game theory, you all commit to ramping up delivery of EVs at the same time because one of you could benefit in the short term if you defect, so without the law everyone does so and everyone loses.

High prices for electricity in Europe means that's not necessarily the case. If the cost of a tank of gasoline is the same as, or even cheaper, than an equivalent charge of the battery pack, how many people are going to be convinced to go electric?

> Electric cars will be cheaper to buy and cheaper to run.

Yes they will be, some time around now or the recent past, depending on country.

Source:

https://dmnews.co.uk/electric-cars-are-now-officially-cheape...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/17/new-uk-e...