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ACD July 20, 2021
Anfac warns of the paradox of the Spanish business: it’s unimaginable to manufacture electric cars if the demand for them doesn’t increase.
Electric cars are right here to keep. That appears clear. Nonetheless, Spain and its factories face an issue derived from the attainable manufacture of this kind of automobile.
This has been expressed by the president of the automobile producers affiliation (Anfac), José Vicente de los Mozos, who has launched an enchantment to the Spanish Government: “It’s troublesome to produce electric cars in a market the place there isn’t a demand”.
With this message, De los Mozos, who can be the international industrial director of the Renault group, factors out that with no sturdy nationwide market, manufacturers will now not be eager about manufacturing in our nation, as they won’t compensate the logistics prices.
There is no such thing as a demand for electric cars in Spain
Spain is much beneath in penetration of electric autos and charging infrastructure in contrast to different international locations of the European Union (EU). In accordance to knowledge from Anfac, solely 4.eight % of cars bought in 2020 have been electrified (pure electric and plug-in hybrids), a reasonably low determine if we examine it with markets akin to France and Germany, which achieved a proportion of 11.three and 13.5 %, respectively.
And this 12 months, with larger percentages in Spain (it’s estimated that eight % of electrified cars might be reached), we are going to nonetheless be removed from the figures of different European markets.
One of the justifications for this low penetration have to be present in the charging infrastructure. Spain has 11,517 public factors, which is 245 per million inhabitants, whereas the European common is 573 per million inhabitants.
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Given this, De los Mozos has requested for a nationwide plan, with binding measures, to coordinate and monitor the deployment of this know-how, bringing collectively producers, electrical energy corporations and public administrations.
Occupied with the potential purchaser of an electric automotive, the head of Anfac has requested the administration for a collection of support to “encourage” the acquisition of this kind of automobile. Amongst them, highlights a 100% low cost for electric autos in the street tax and a zero and diminished VAT.
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