Ecology: the European sales of electric cars take not off
A study conducted by Jato Dynamics in the first half of 2011 shows that the market of the electric car in Europe is struggling to start. Why batteries are flat? Elements of the response.The electric car market lack of juice and is not lack of trying. The biggest manufacturers have invested billions in the cars battery and it is is not an auto show where are not presented in dozens of “connected” models.
Yet, the European market does not respond as it should to these shocks. The fault can be attributed to the still too high prices of its vehicles zero emission of CO2, but it is not the only reason.
According to a study of market of Jato Dynamics, the aid promised by some European Governments have failed to increase sales of electric vehicles. More strange, there is not really logic.
For example, the Germany and its 380 euros of Government premiums arrive in head with green motor 1.202 passed in the first half of 2011. On the contrary, the Denmark displays only 283 vehicles sold for an impressive bonus of 20.588 euros.
In France, the Government offers a bonus of 5,000 euros for the purchase of an electric car, a small boost which will have seduced that 953 people in 6 months. A low figure which nevertheless allows France to take the second place of the classification.
“These differences show the low importance of the final decision of the purchase price.” It would be more reasonable to expect that sales are influenced by such factors as the degree of urbanization, the maturity of the market or the development of the electric infrastructure “explains Gareth Hession, Director of research of Jato Dynamics.”
Other elements can go into account as the opportunity to borrow reserved lanes, parking in car parks located in the town centres or not paying some taxes such as the London congestion charge.
“Currently, even the most important aid ignore the concerns of motorists on the use of electric cars daily.” It is therefore fundamental for Governments as well as for producers to better assess its factors to increase sales “finds Gareth Hession.”
In the first six months of 2011, only 5.222 electric cars were sold in 15 countries of the Continent. A nice increase of over 1,000% 507 copies of 2010 but that represents only 0.07% of the European automotive market.
The top of the sales of electric vehicles in Europe with entre-parenthèses the amount of government aid:
1 Germany: 1.020 (380 euros)
2 France: 953 (5.000 euros)
3 Norway: 850 (17.524 euros)
4 United Kingdom: 599 (6,400 euros)
5 Austria: 347 (2.571 euros)
6 Denmark: 283 (20.588 EUR)
7 Netherlands: 269 (4.936 euros)
8 Spain: 122 (6500 euros)
9 Sweden: 111 (470 euros)
10 Italy: 103 (1,200 euros)
11 Portugal: 93 (9.442 EUR)
12 Belgium: 85 (10.907 EUR)
13. Czech Republic: 43 (271 EUR)
14 Ireland: 36 (5.000 euros)
15 Romania: 2 (3,700 euros)
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