2024-10-17 11:43:00
The electrification of the vehicle fleet in Europe is progressing at different speeds, but in practically all EU countries the implementation of electric cars is slower than expected. Despite this, the European Commission maintains its objective of banning the sale of combustion cars in the EU starting from 2035, despite frontal opposition from the automotive sector.
Today, Brussels’ goal is to reduce polluting emissions by up to 55% by 2030 and reach net zero emissions by mid-century.
Faced with this situation, the European Association of Dealers (Aecdr), to which the Spanish employers’ association Faconauto belongs, has sent a letter to the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, in which she requests an “urgent review” of the legislation regulations on carbon dioxide emissions to “adapt them to the reality of the current market”.
The Aecdr proposes to bring forward the revision of the legislation on polluting emissions objectives to 2025 – it is currently scheduled for between 2026 and 2027 – with the aim of analyzing the “necessary conditions” to establish a calendar “in accordance with the current situation and future prospects”. .
In this way, say the dealers, it would be possible to guarantee the vitality of the European entrepreneurial fabric and an “orderly transition” towards the electric car; towards mobility, they say, where “no one is excluded”.
In their letter, the dealers explain that “ambitious sales targets” for electric vehicles, driven by both manufacturers and upcoming EU regulations, are posing significant challenges. In many European countries, and in most networks, these goals are proving “extremely difficult to achieve, as market conditions are simply not ready for such rapid change”.
According to their data, this has caused a sharp decline in BEV sales, despite the overall stability of the market. The gap between the goals set for EV adoption and the reality of market readiness is growing, making it clear that “the industry is not prepared to meet upcoming regulatory demands.”
If the targets are not changed, they understand that in 2025 the economic sanctions related to non-compliance, combined with the high costs of BEVs, are on the verge of drastically reducing production. This will “seriously impact the number of vehicles our networks can sell, threatening thousands of jobs” and the sustainability of businesses across the supply chain.
From Spain, Faconauto, which represents more than 2,000 dealers in Spain and employs more than 161,000 people, firmly supports the transition towards more sustainable mobility, but insists on the need for a longer and more realistic adaptation period. “The letter sent echoes the barriers faced by both dealers and consumers: lack of charging infrastructure, high costs and doubts about the autonomy of electric vehicles”, explain from this association.
In turn, they sent a letter to Spanish MEPs and the Spanish government, asking for their support to defend the interests of dealers and ensure a more competitive market, prepared for the challenges of electrification.
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