"The summer of 2026 showed what inaction costs; the courts, for their part, have begun to say who must be held responsible for it," emphasize François de Cambiaire and Lydia Méziani, lawyers at de Cambiaire & Méziani Associates.
Since 2020, the Swiss start-up has pursued a clear ambition: to transform passenger transport on the water through a new generation of foils. Behind this technology lies an enticing promise of fast, quiet, comfortable, and electric vessels.
"If Switzerland is not legally bound by the EU's decisions, it is very likely that we will also move towards a similar postponement of the zero-emission target for 2035," laments Geoffrey Orlando, head of French-speaking Switzerland at Swiss eMobility.
A long-standing pioneer in electrifying its mobility, the City of Zurich presented at the beginning of the summer a plan of 13 measures to further accelerate its transition.
Abandoned by Tesla a decade earlier, battery swapping has not yet said its last word. The system is making a comeback in the West through Chinese manufacturers like Nio or the battery king, the giant CATL.
If the 'right to a socket' motion is perceived positively, "we must not cry victory too soon, because it still has to be promulgated, and above all its implementation will have to be pragmatic and coordinated," believes Geoffrey Orlando, head of French-speaking Switzerland for Swiss eMobility.
The electrification of vehicles does not only constitute a revolution in the field of mobility, but could also profoundly transform the electrical system.
