The increase in the number of electric vehicles on our roads is indisputable, and with it new questions and problems arise.

To answer these questions, our colleagues at Le Figaro report today that MP Dino Signeri (LR) has introduced a bill aimed at better regulate the use of electric cars in France. This initiative, supported by 27 other parliamentarians, aims to address certain current gaps in information and transparency in the sector.

Electric cars are gaining popularity in France and Europe

As you surely know, Europe is committed to banning the sale of cars with internal combustion engines by 2035. That’s why the electric car market is booming, and the sales numbers prove it.

Registrations were seen in France an impressive growth of +374% in just three yearsfrom 2019 to 2022. Another ambiguous statistic: in the first eight months of 2023 1.8 million electric cars are registered in Europe.

Faced with this exponential growth in France or Europe, Dino Signeri believes that legislation is urgently needed to put an end to the lack of transparency around certain important information for electric car drivers.

Four “flaws” were identified.

With the support of the Drivers’ Protection League, which has been warning for months about the lack of information being provided to electric car users, four main shortcomings have been identified.

• No brand communication when reloading to 100% : most manufacturers only report charging times up to 80% of the battery. However, if you’re already an EV user, you know that going from 80% to 100% can sometimes double your waiting time at the terminal. This is a technical choice of manufacturers to better preserve batteries.
• Show useful battery capacity, not total capacity : Several brands continue to provide only the output capacity of the battery, which is always slightly higher than the net capacity that can actually be used. Even if it doesn’t really change much, as customers look primarily at autonomy, it’s still a lack of information.
• Battery aging guarantee : the battery is the main body of electric vehicles. Manufacturers are generally content to advertise a guaranteed “remaining” capacity of 70 to 80% after eight years of use or 160,000 km. For MP, this information should be more accurate, and manufacturers undertake to set a certain warranty period for the battery. He also believes that manufacturers should do more to communicate the consequences, i.e. the potential cost of replacing the battery.
• Obligation to display the price of kWh including tax in euros at charging stations : If you’re used to charging at public terminals, you’ve probably noticed that you’re rarely told the price per kWh or the total cost of a top-up until you receive your bill at the end of the month. Even if this price is displayed by some large distributors such as Ionity or Fastned, it does not apply to terminals operated by smaller operators.

Dino Signeri, deputy for the fourth electoral district of the Loire, hopes to have his bill passed in December during his group’s parliamentary niche.

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