The electrification of the vehicle fleet in Europe is taking place at different speeds, but in practically all EU countries the implementation of the electric car is slower than expected. Despite this, the European Commission maintains its objective of prohibiting the sales of combustion cars in the community territory from 2035, despite frontal opposition from the automotive sector.
Today, Brussels’ objective is to reduce polluting emissions by up to 55% in 2030 and achieve net zero emissions in the middle of the 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, Úrsula Von der Leyen, in which they request an “urgent review” of the regulations of carbon dioxide emissions to “adjust them to the reality of the current market.”
Aecdr proposes to advance the review of the regulations for polluting emissions objectives to 2025 – currently it is planned for between 2026 and 2027 – with the aim of analyzing the “necessary conditions” to establish a calendar “in accordance with the current situation and prospects future.
In this way, the concessionaires say, it would be possible to ensure the viability of the European business fabric and an “orderly transition” makes the electric car; towards mobility, they say, where “no one is excluded.”
In their letter, the dealers explain that the “ambitious sales targets” for electric vehicles, driven by both manufacturers and impending EU regulations, are posing significant challenges. In many European countries, and in most networks, these targets are proving “extremely difficult to meet, as market conditions are simply not ready for such rapid change.”
According to their figures, this has caused a sharp decline in BEV sales, despite the general 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 the upcoming regulatory demands.”
If the objectives are not modified, they understand that in 2025, the economic sanctions associated with non-compliance, combined with the high costs of BEVs, are about to drastically reduce production. This “will seriously affect the number of vehicles our networks can sell, threatening thousands of jobs” and the sustainability of companies throughout 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,” they explain from this association.
In turn they have sent a letter to the Spanish MEPs and to the Government of Spain, requesting your support to defend the interests of concessionaires and ensure a more competitive market, prepared for the challenges of electrification.
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