Electric vehicles are currently on the rise as sales continue to grow. In France, the market share has reached 15% and is expected to grow over the years, even if demand begins to slowly decline.

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However, the European Union remains faithful to its goal: to strictly prohibit the sale of thermal cars throughout the territory from 2035. This measure is very widely contested by some countries, such as Germany, as well as by motorists and manufacturers. We think in particular of Porsche, which is fighting for synthetic fuel, but not only that. Because this also applies to the French firm Stellantis. If the Franco-Italian group, which emerged from the merger of PSA and FCA in 2021, offers a wide range of electric cars, its boss continues to express concerns about the generalization of this engine in the market. And Carlos Tavares came out again a few days ago to warn Europe and the entire industry about this. And we can say that the businessman did not mince his words, criticizing the “demagoguery and dogmatism” of the European Union regarding electricity.

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The manager explains that ” here we have a fundamental problem: dogmatism is completely detached from the reality of human life. This is unacceptable in the European Union, which is a union of democratic countries. This is unacceptable. We cannot say “tomorrow morning you will no longer be able to use your car”. For what? Because I told you so!”. We can’t solve it people will lose their freedom traffic simply because it was decided that it did not fit the ultimate strategy of a thermal vehicle“. He also emphasizes that ” Faced with this reality, the Chinese come in and can sell electric cars at the price of European locomotives because they have this advantage of 30% lower cost. […] European manufacturers can do only one thing – sell cars at a loss. Or a loss of market share, which means the same thing. If you lose market share, the commercial base becomes smaller, so you have to change the size of the business and a social problem is created“.

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