Modernization it is a technique that is gaining more and more followers. This is aimed at convert vehicles originally equipped with an internal combustion engine into electric vehicles. A process that makes even more sense in the current European context. European Union wants to ban internal combustion engines by 2035, modernization seems an interesting possibility continue the journey on board the old model, adhering to current environmental standards. It is actually cheaper than buying fully electric car. This also and above all allows to give a second life to usually doomed models to put out of use. This is particularly interesting for petrol and diesel commercial vehicles, which are increasingly excluded from urban areas. Crit’Air Miniatureslow emission zones (ZFE) and restricted traffic zones (ZTL) usually sign the death knell for these older cars.

The government supports the industry

The government itself encourages the development of companies specializing in modernization. For example, he established a conversion bonus for thermal models. She gets up 6,000 euros for passenger cars and 10,000 euros for utility vehicles. For those who live in the EPZ or move there permanently, there is an additional bonus from 1000 to 3000 euros. The government is also working to increase technical and administrative flexibility and supports the creation of a European framework for modernization. Finally, to encourage new players to enter the sector, The government plans to allocate up to 20 million euros for investments in the field of modernization. But in addition to cars and commercial vehicles, modernization is also promising for heavy trucks.

The first bus converted to electric!

Convert trucks, intercity and buses will allow the continued use of old vehicles even in large agglomerations. The first European initiative in this field has just been presented in Amboise, near Tours! The Iveco Crossway bus, which is used as a school vehicle for children, has been converted into a Volta! Sold since 2006 a vehicle that typically runs on diesel or CNG ! Retrofleet, a specialist retrofit company, announces a autonomy of 150 kilometers. It is now equipped 12 electric batteries ! Two weeks of work and 170,000 euros were allocated to his transformation, at the end of which he was officially approved by UTAC.

The French company confirmed that it has already registered about ten orders for the supply of similar cars to other communities. The solution we could eventually see has gone even in the transportation of goods, which is now extremely polluting.

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