Why is Europe spending so much energy and R&D money on the car industry? Europe itself has good alternatives to car use, and the car industry does not align with European climate goals. The car industry represents about 7% of the European economy and 7% of European jobs, but as you can see when taking Switzerland or the Netherlands as an example: you don't need to produce cars to be economically prosperous. I believe that Europe should focus on other goods, such as solar panels, housing and household equipment, etc. Then 7% of the European economy wouldn't constantly get stuck in a geopolitical crisis. Additionally, I would argue that Europe is too rich to build cars, and we would be better off trading high value exports (Chips, solar panels, specialized machinery) for cheaper imported cars.