GREAT DECRYPT – Jobs, terminals, prices… the ban on the sale of new thermal vehicles in 2035 poses challenges that will be extremely difficult to meet in the time available.
“The thermal ban is a big leap into the void and an industrial scuttling!”, exclaimed Luc Chatel, the president of the Industrial Platform – which brings together companies in the automotive sector – after the vote of the European Parliament, Wednesday, June 8, fixing at 2035 the end of sales of new vehicles equipped with engines thermals.
The concern of the sector is at its height because an entire sector must be transformed at the pace. Upstream, manufacturers and their subcontractors fear industrial and social damage. Downstream, there are also many questions about the availability of vehicles, their prices and the ability to deploy a network of terminals or hydrogen stations capable of absorbing a ramp-up of electricity at no load.
What impact on the automotive industry?
More than 100,000 jobs could be lost among manufacturers (including 32,000 from 2025) and automotive subcontractors by 2035. And even 150,000, if we add those in services like…
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