"The other day I met together with a group of companies, some of the most important in Europe, and it was felt it was fundamental that there should be co-operation and integration of efforts in developing the electric vehicle," Rodriguez told the European Parliament.
"If our markets don't have a regulatory framework to provide financial support, and if we don't have common standards on the technologies, then it will be difficult for Europe to take a leading role," Rodriguez said.
Spain currently holds the EU presidency, a status that changes every six months on a rotating basis.
Rodriguez said energy consumption in the European Union had risen 9 percent in the past decade, the EUobserver reported Thursday. "If we don't reduce it we won't be able to have any economic growth," he said.
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