Italy “Chinatown” news: With the advancement of the concept of green environmental protection in Europe, it is planned to achieve zero sales of thermal vehicles in 2035, and the continuous increase in fuel prices, Italy has firmly embarked on the road of zero emissions, but the market sales The situation is not so ideal, but in comparison, BEVs have better sales than plug-in hybrids, with a market share of 8% in September, while plug-in hybrids have a market share of 5.2%, only 5700 vehicles.
However, it can be seen that Italians still support the plan of zero-emission green travel. If they are not hindered by the high cost and insufficient layout of charging columns, more of them will be willing to choose pure electric vehicles, but the purchase of pure electric vehicles The price is about double that of a thermal car, but fortunately, there is the help of the government’s preferential support policies. In fact, pure electric vehicles are gradually becoming popular. In the face of discounts and scrapping, the government can subsidize up to 10,000 euros.
At the same time, the government also pointed out that all businesses in the industry, from auto parts to manufacturers and distributors, required them to incorporate battery production and sales of electric vehicles into their multi-year plans to ensure subsequent market demand.
Another pressing issue is the construction of charging columns for electric vehicles. Without charging columns, electric vehicles will lose their souls. In this regard, the Minister of Ecological Transition, Roberto Cingolani, promised the development of two pillars in the near future: the National Charging Infrastructure Plan and the Unified National Platform, where information on the charging poles emerging across the country must be aggregated. In order to provide an adequate charging supply network for the 6 million vehicles (of which 4 million electric and 2 million plug-in hybrids) in circulation in Italy by 2030, the National Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan envisages the construction of 7,500 vehicles on motorways. 2 fast charging points and a total of 13,755 fast charging points in various urban centers.
According to Minister Cingolani, clean energy must be used to charge the batteries. This means a total of around 70 GW of wind and photovoltaic power plants will be installed over the next 9 years. Average annual increase from 0.8 GW to 8 GW.
Then, in order to make the sales of electric vehicles truly sustainable, the price of electric vehicles cannot be reduced by government subsidies all the time, and its cost, that is, the cost of batteries, needs to be reduced as much as possible. However, most sales of electric vehicles in Italy are currently imported from China and South Korea.
In addition, in the process of transforming the production of thermal vehicles to electric vehicles, it will inevitably have a great impact on workers. According to the Deputy Minister of Economy. In car production alone, around 100,000 jobs, or about 20-25%, will be lost in less than 14 years. To support them, the government will announce a €30-40 billion annual auto sector transformation fund over the next decade to improve the phenomenon.
