Fleet Cards Europe (FCE) has released its new position paper, “Clearing the roadblocks: why EU policy is hampering the decarbonisation of commercial road transport – and how we can turn the corner,” a few weeks before the European Commission unveils its Automotive Package.

The paper warns that EU transport and climate policies remain fragmented, technology-prescriptive and misaligned with the operational realities of commercial road transport (CRT). Despite strong political ambition, diesel still dominates the sector, infrastructure deployment is far behind schedule, and SMEs face rising costs and regulatory uncertainty. As a result, the decarbonisation of CRT is not only too slow — it is fundamentally off-track.

FCE calls for a course correction built on four priorities:

• A comprehensive stress test of all EU transport-decarbonisation policies.

• A coherent, technology-neutral, Well-to-Wheel approach.

• Policy, financial and infrastructure alignment with real-world TCO barriers.

• A single, EU-wide CO₂ accounting system that recognises all viable solutions.

The paper also highlights the essential role of fleet card providers as digital infrastructure capable of delivering transparent, harmonised CO₂ tracking across the EU.

With the Automotive Package approaching, FCE urges the Commission to address structural flaws in the existing framework before introducing new obligations. A realistic, investable and socially fair transition depends on coherent, technology-neutral and data-driven policymaking.

Read the full position paper : short version & long version