Electric car, the EU pushes to broadcast. But the builders say "they are still machines for the rich"

The objectives of the European Union on CO2 emissions are "unrealistic": is what emerges from a recent study of Acea (European Automobile Manifacturers Association), which badyzed the costs of switching to the electric or hybrid identifying the main deterrent for potential European buyers in the expenses to be incurred for the purchase.

If on the one hand many drivers want to abandon diesel and gasoline (and therefore adapt to the policies of European countries that set different deadlines in the coming years for the l 39; total ban on the circulation of non-electric vehicles) On the other hand, there is an indispensable factor to take into account: purchasing power . In countries where the GDP per capita is less than 18 000 euros the market for electric vehicles is close to 0 and does not exceed 0.75% in half of the countries of the European Union.

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Electric car, an "exclusive" good

The electric car, in short, remains today an exclusive badet, and seems far from being a solution for all for reduce pollution and adapt to the vision of the EU. On July 10, he is preparing to approve the new goals on issues after 2020, and Acea warns: "They must be realistic – stresses Erik Jonnaert, general secretary of the Association – And take into account what people can actually afford to buy. The European Parliament must not lose sight of the fact that the market is essentially driven by consumers. A natural pbadage to the electric will not occur, unless makes it more accessible. " The reference, though not explicit, is possible incentives to the 39

For the next few years, the European Commission has proposed a kind of "gradual course" with regard to the objectives to be attained with the sales of electricity: 15% d & # 39; here 2025, the 30% by 2030. In 2017, says Acea, electric cars accounted for only 0.7% of the total sales in Europe: "We are concerned about the unrealistic expectations that political representatives may have regarding the development of this sector – Jonnaert points out – already today, with the Commission 's only proposal, we should spend less than 1% of total sales. electricity today to 30% in less than 12 years. offer you even higher goals, up to 50%. "

Lack of infrastructure and investment the other nodes to dissolve

Precisely in order to propose useful solutions to achieve (or at least attempt) the community objectives, the study ACEA has badyzed in detail the trend of electricity in the different countries of the European Union. The net division between Central and Eastern Europe and Western Europe, and the rift even deeper between North and South : in Italy and Greece , the sale of electricity does not exceed 0.2%, slightly higher than Spain with 0.6%. On the other hand, in the northern countries where the per capita gross domestic product is often greater than 35,000 euros, the market share of electricity amounts to 1.8%. This means that to compensate for this fragmentation and reach 30% of sales by 2030, as proposed by the Commission, more than 50% of all new cars sold in Western Europe should be battery powered.

"MEPs must not forget the impact of their proposals on people: a forced push of electrification could lead to social exclusion in many countries of the world. 39, EU, reducing mobility concludes Acea, which highlights in the study the main obstacles related to the advent of electricity: besides the economic theme, there is also the lack of electricity. Adequate Infrastructure (76% of the 117,000 charging stations in Europe are concentrated between the Netherlands, Germany, France and England, while Italy is the largest in the world. stops at 2.35%) and ad hoc investments by administrations

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