Motus-E: Automotive Goes Electric Regardless of 2035 March 04, 2023 5

The news that the EU Council’s vote to end endothermy from 2035 has been postponed has sparked heated discussion. We have already seen the first reaction from the Italian government, which is at the forefront of trying to revise European goals for both extending the transition period and achieving “technological neutrality”.

In this discussion Motus-E also entered who recalled that the automotive industry is moving towards electricity regardless of the EU target for 2035. For Association we need to stop arguing to be able then take advantage of new opportunities.

With investments in the area, the path has been paved and Italy can no longer waste time in an atmosphere of confrontation and uncertainty. We ask Europe for a maxi-general fund to transform the sector, as they do in the US.

According to the general secretary of Motus-E, Francis Naso”public debate about the future of cars is myopic focused only on 2035, but the real game for restarting the Italian industry lies elsewhere.“.

YOU MUST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW OPPORTUNITIES

Francesco Naso emphasizes that as of the date 2035. there is a media-ideological clash but the automotive industry is rapidly moving towards electric mobility with a very important investment.

Regardless of this date, now the subject of a more ideological and media clash, the sector has already begun to make big strides towards electricity for some time now, with unprecedented investments that will force many producers to switch completely to electricity well before 2035.

After all, we are well aware that many car manufacturers have already announced the date from which they will become EV-only brands. Builders are already implementing their electrification plans, which involve particularly large investments. The general secretary of Motus-E needs to take advantage of the manufacturing opportunities that will be created before it’s too late.

The real issue we need to focus on is the reactivity of our country’s system in the face of an irresistible megatrend, because every day lost in arguing about 2035 or other marginal aspects of the planned transition is a day of advantage that we give to other states. to take advantage of the industrial opportunities we are already chasing with the Observatory for Automotive Ecosystem Transformation.

An example, points out Francesco Naso, comes from the United States, where the much-discussed Inflation Reduction Act it attracts tens of billions of investments, creates new businesses and jobs through electric mobility.

Such a commitment from Europe would help Italy, for example, build a strong national battery industry and develop full recycling capabilities, which is the subject of our recent study with Strategy& and Politecnico di Milano.


For Association a clear vision of industrial policy is needed. With regard to Italy, Motus-E reiterates the need to review the incentives for buying electric vehicles.

The resources are there, they are already allocated, but they need to be put to good use, and this applies not only to the ecobonus, but also to the columns of PNRR funds for public use: there is 700 million at stake for more than 21,000 charging infrastructures that will not be wasted. However, at no cost, this would be a drastic political intervention to unlock the infrastructure of many highway sections.

What could really put Italian companies and workers at risk, according to the association, it’s the uncertainty that creeps through the country, even with more or less conscious dissemination of distorted information. So there are 4 priorities for Motus-E at this stage: overcoming fruitless ideological conflicts over the car, putting pressure on Europe for a supply chain transformation support plan, reviewing incentives to ease the transition to electric, and addressing where bottlenecks still exist for distribution of recharging infrastructure.

Author: Philip Vendrame

Source: HD Motori

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