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‘India’s E20 Strategy Is the Template Europe Now Needs’
Mahle CEO Arnd Franz believes India’s flex-fuel shift is proving more resilient and market-aligned than the EU’s all-electric mandate.
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As the global auto industry resets its expectations after years of inflated EV optimism, Mahle CEO Arnd Franz believes a new clarity is emerging. Europe’s all-electric push, once projected as an irreversible march toward zero emissions, is now confronting practical limits in infrastructure, economics, and consumer sentiment.
At the very moment Europe grapples with this reality check, India’s calibrated shift toward a multifuel strategy built around E20 is offering a template that Franz believes is more stable, democratic, and economically grounded. “I love this word 'reality check'”, he says. “I’ve used it for years. Some people realise what’s happening ...
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