In their long-term plans, the car industry sees only electric propulsion. Any investments made in internal combustion engines have a short-term goal, since in the coming years they will be a thing of the past.
Many European countries and dozens of cities are planning to ban the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2035 and companies are increasingly realizing that they can not afford to invest in technologies that will soon be marginalized. A key issue that needs to be addressed immediately is the completion of the charging infrastructure. Europe may have made a lot of progress on this issue, but it is far behind, with points that can not cover geographically large areas. Analysis of data by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) showed that 70% of all EU electric charging stations are located in only three European countries (Netherlands with 66,665 stations, France with 45,751 stations and Germany with 44,538 stations) .
Despite the big problems of electric propulsion, the manufacturers realized that electric cars are the future and that they will monopolize everyone’s interest. Manufacturers around the world are adapting to an electric future and have made important decisions.
The BMW Group has announced that 50% of sales will be electric by 2030. BMW subsidiary Mini has higher ambitions, claiming that it is well on its way to becoming fully electric by the beginning of the next decade. According to the manufacturer, just over 15% of the Mini sold in 2021 were electric models.
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled plans to become electric earlier, with the expectation of launching new platforms on which future electric models will be based. Now, the customers of the German company will be able to choose a fully electric version of each model from 2025.
Ferrari, which plans to unveil the first purely electric car in 2025, is also on the road to electric drive, at a time when the company’s line a few years ago was that it would not produce electric models.
Ford has announced that by 2030 all of its passenger cars sold in Europe will be exclusively electric. She estimates that two-thirds of her commercial vehicles will be either electric or hybrid by then.
2040 is the year that Honda will phase out internal combustion vehicles. The Japanese company had already pledged to sell mainly electric or hybrid vehicles in Europe from this year.
The Hyundai Group, which plans to halve the number of fossil fuel-powered cars in order to focus on developing electric models, is also entering the electric game. In fact, it aims to have only electric models for Europe by 2040.
The British group Jaguar Land Rover announced that Jaguar will become fully electric by 2025. The change for Land Rover will take place a little later. The company states that 60% of Land Rovers sold in 2030 will have zero emissions. This coincides with the date on which the UK domestic market bans the sale of new heat-powered vehicles.
The Renault Group, which has a large sales share in the global market, announced that 90% of its vehicles will be fully electric by 2030. To achieve this, the company plans to launch 10 new EVs by 2025, including one an updated, electrified version of the classic Renault 5 from the 1990s.
The Stellantis group, created by the merger of Peugeot and Fiat-Chrysler, announced that the German Opel will be fully electric in Europe by 2028, while 98% of its models in Europe and North America will be fully electric or electric. hybrids until 2025. The Italian brand Alfa-Romeo will be fully electric from 2027, while the other brands in the group will have a similar path to electric drive.
Toyota has announced that it will launch 15 new electric vehicles by 2025, while in addition to electric propulsion, it is also investing in hydrogen cell technology.
The VW group has stated that it aims to have all its cars sold in Europe electric by 2035. According to a company announcement, it is expected to produce the latest vehicles with internal combustion engines for the European market between 2033 and 2035.
Finally, Volvo has been showing its environmental awareness for years, planning to phase out all ICE vehicles by 2030. The company says it wants 50% of the cars it sells in 2025 to be electric.
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