Everyone pontificates about the endless debate about the electric car but few give numbers (not in a metaphorical sense because we have many professionals there). Here, then, is some data that just wants to add objective elements to the topic. Without taking part in the political-passionate-strategic clash. They are just data, numbers, statistics that arrive like a bolt of lightning in the edition of the annual Global Electric Vehicle Outlook Green Economy Agency: they demonstrate how 2023 was a record year for battery-powered cars. Nothing but a crisis.
“Last year – we read in the report of the International Energy Agency – Global sales of electric cars increased by 35%, reaching almost 14 million units. While demand remained largely concentrated in China, Europe and the United States, growth also increased in some emerging markets such as Vietnam and Thailand, where electric cars accounted for 15% and 10% of all vehicles respectively. cars sold”.
But not only that: the increase is so strong that the number of electric cars sold globally in the first three months of this year is approximately equivalent to that of the whole of 2020. This is why the forecasts are particularly interesting: and in 2024, electric car sales in China are estimated to reach about 10 million, accounting for about 45% of all car sales in the country. In the United States, however, around one in nine cars is expected to be electric, while in Europe, despite the generally weak outlook for car sales and the phasing out of subsidies in some countries, they will still account for around one in four cars .
According to the Agency, it is expected that “Substantial investments in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, continued policy support, and declining prices for electric vehicles and their batteries will produce even more significant changes in the years to come.” In this scenario, the rapid spread of electric vehicles – from cars to vans, trucks, buses and two- and three-wheeled vehicles – “will avoid the need for approximately 12 million barrels of oil per day, equal to current demand of road transport in China and Europe combined.”
“Our data highlights the continued momentum of electric cars, although in some markets it is stronger than in others”said IEA Executive Director Faith Birol. “The wave of investment in battery production – he added – indicates that the electric vehicle supply chain is advancing to meet automakers' ambitious expansion plans. As a result, the share of electric vehicles on the roads is expected to continue to grow rapidly.”
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