THE boss of a major car firm has revealed a strategy to “save Europe’s motor industry” with two alternatives to EVs.
Renault supremo Luca De Meo has backed hydrogen as the way forward for car manufacturers to meet targets on lower emissions.
Mr De Meo, in an open ‘letter to voters’, argued that battery powered engines were not the only way forward for the industry.
He urged the European Parliament to “set goals” rather than “dictating technological choices to industry.”
He said: “Hydrogen is particularly well suited to HGVs and buses and, in general, all vehicles covering very long distances.
“For an equivalent level of performance, the battery required for hydrogen is smaller and therefore lighter.
“Renault’s new electric Master is one example: to achieve a real range of 500 kilometres, a …