{"id":279504,"date":"2025-07-28T11:11:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/?p=279504"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:34:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:34:29","slug":"podrian-excluirse-los-coches-stellantis-del-ecg-de-los-ee-uu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/2025\/07\/28\/could-stellantis-cars-be-excluded-from-the-uks-ecg\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfPodr\u00edan excluirse los coches Stellantis del ECG del Reino Unido?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

The list of eligibility criteria for the UK’s Electric Car Grant (ECG)<\/a> is long. On top of the car having zero tailpipe emissions, a minimum range of 100 miles and a minimum top speed of 60 mph (96 kph), the grant takes the carbon footprint of EV production and the sustainability of battery sourcing into consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The vehicle assembly emissions account for 30% of the overall environmental score given to the vehicle, reflecting the relative carbon intensity of vehicle assembly to battery production for a zero emission vehicle,” the UK government states. The remaining 70 per cent are based on where the battery cells are produced. As mentioned before, that could be a problem for cars produced in China, as the country relies heavily on coal for its energy production. Moreover, that raises concerns for Stellantis, whose EVs\u2014including the Jeep Avenger, Fiat 600e, Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica and Abarth 600e\u2014are produced in Tychy, Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite Poland\u2019s growing importance as an EV manufacturing hub, with Europe\u2019s largest battery plant located in Wroc\u0142aw, the country remains heavily dependent on coal. Around 60 per cent of its electricity is generated from coal, placing its carbon emissions on par with China at roughly 7.5 tonnes of CO\u2082 per capita, according to the International Energy Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Chinese-made cars are expected to be excluded due to similar emissions concerns, industry insiders caution that Western OEMs with operations in Poland could face the same outcome. \u201cThe scheme has been intentionally designed to incentivise the greenest possible manufacturing,\u201d a government source told The Telegraph<\/em>. \u201cThere will be ways that companies[\u2026]can work with us to ensure they are still included.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stellantis has applied for the grants and remains optimistic. \u201cWe are making the necessary grant applications for customers of our electric vehicles and are confident that a wide range of these, manufactured in our plants in the UK and Western Europe, will be eligible,\u201d a company spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vehicle eligibility criteria outlined<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

However, with final eligibility still unclear, several automakers are facing marketing challenges ahead of the scheme\u2019s formal rollout. The government has published the criteria; however, many aspects will need to be examined further by the government, meaning that for consumers, it is still not clear which EVs qualify and which ones don’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the core of the new Electric Car Grant is the requirement that manufacturers demonstrate verifiable commitments to decarbonisation. According to guidance published by the UK government, “Only manufacturers with a verified Science Based Target (SBT) will be eligible.” The SBT must be validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), either as a near-term or net-zero commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Department for Transport (DfT) further assesses the environmental footprint of each vehicle based on its production lifecycle. The environmental score is split as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n