In Italy, the electric vehicle market it grows very slowly. break with major European countries it’s definitely broad. Causes? Typically, the low salaries of Italians make it difficult to purchase battery-powered cars, which are more expensive than endothermic ones. Of course, the economic aspect is important, but the second factor. UNRAEwhat is defined as an Italian anomaly this cannot be explained by income alone.
During the conference “New automotive scenarios and the future of mobility“, Director General of UNRAE, Andrea Cardinalidelved into the topic of the electric vehicle market in Italy.
Electric vehicle market share in Italy it’s stuck at 3.9%. Leaving aside Norway, where battery-powered vehicles can expect a market share of 83.5%, and focusing on the main car markets, BEVs have a market share of 18% in Germany, 16.3% in the UK, and 16% in France. %, and in Spain by 5%. As mentioned at the outset, according to UNRAE, this situation cannot be explained solely by the problem of income. Cardinali explains:
The Italian anomaly cannot be a question of income, given that in a number of countries with a GDP per capita lower than ours, the share of BEVs varies from 17% in Portugal to 10.6% in Romania and to 4.6% in Greece against ours 3.9%. Essentially, Italy’s energy transition has stalled and CO2 emissions have not fallen since 2021, when thanks to new registrations, from a low of 113.7 g/km reached in September 2021, we have now risen to 117.2 g/km. The problem is primarily the incentive scheme, which is not working and will end the year with a surplus of 72.5% of the funds available for 0-60g/km cars.
In short, UNRAE is once again pointing the finger at him current incentive scheme it won’t work.
UNRAE is asking for unused vehicle incentive funds for the first two emission ranges (0-20 and 21-60 g/km) worth more than 600 million euros to be carried forward to 2024, changing the current ineffective rules with appropriate corrective measures that will benefit about 300,000 vehicles with fuel consumption from 0 to 60 g/km can be incentivized in 2024 without any additional funds.
Among the corrective measures proposed by UNRAE are an increase in the price cap (the limit on the cost of electric vehicles eligible for incentives) and an increase in the unit contribution for electric vehicles and plug-in vehicles.
Michelle KriskiPresident of UNRAE, emphasized that The debate about the transition continues, but it doesn’t help.. In fact, the transition period is not a threat, but an opportunity for growth.
We talk about the economically sustainable transition in catastrophic terms, but in reality it is not a threat, but rather an opportunity for growth for the industry and all related industries. Transition also means creating new jobs or transforming existing ones, attracting foreign investors and new manufacturing plants.
It’s normal for Kriska to discuss”but we must not remain immobile or protect technologies that will soon become obsolete, otherwise we risk remaining tied to a future of immobility when, instead, the future of mobility is full of opportunity.“In addition, for the President of UNRAE, 2035 is far enough away to effectively plan the development and reconversion of the automotive sector in Italy.
The year 2035 has been unjustifiably demonized, but it is far enough away to effectively plan for the development and reconversion of the Italian automotive sector towards new engine technologies and software systems for new mobility. This must be done out of respect for the 1.25 million workers in a sector that still generates turnover equivalent to 20% of GDP and tax revenues of €76.3 billion.
As for the Italian car market as a whole, the figures for 2023 are positive, but the level is still below the 2019 level. In particular, in November 2023 the Italian car market is still 321,000 units below the 2019 level (-18.1%). UNRAE’s forecasts for the next few years indicate significant stagnation: until 2027, when 1.8 million registrations are expected, the market will still be lower than the more than 1.9 million registered in 2019.
Source: HD Motori
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