Industry News 16th May 2022

According to the latest figures, electric vehicles account for one in five new registrations in the Republic of Ireland between January and April this year. The EU parliament has voted to ban combustion engines from 2035, calls are made for government support of the used EV market and reports reveal that Police Scotland have invested £20 million in their EV fleet and charging infrastructure in bid to become the ‘greenest’ force in the UK.

 

Electric Vehicles lead to surge in second hand market sales

Sales of used cars in the UK rose by 5.1% in the first quarter of 2022 in comparison with the same period in 2021, however the market for used electric cars has more than doubled in size. SMMT Chief Executive, Mike Hawes said ‘Zero emission vehicles are starting to filter through in large numbers to consumers looking forward to driving the latest and greenest vehicles.’

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Government backed-guarantee would make used electric vehicles more affordable for wider range of owners

The higher cost of second hand electric vehicles is reported as one of the barriers to mass adoption and one potential solution that has been offered to counteract this problem is the introduction of a temporary government backed guarantee scheme whereby the government would guarantee a proportion of the future value of EVs taking on a small portion of the risk that would otherwise fall onto the customer

Read more >>> The Newstatesman

CSO reports continued increase in EV sales in Republic of Ireland

According to the Central Statistics Office one in every five new cars purchased in Ireland between January and April was either a battery electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with 6,748 vehicle sales in comparison with just 3,026 over the same period in 2021.

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EU parliament’s Environment Committee votes to ban combustion engines from 2035

The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has voted in favour of the EU Commission’s proposed de factor ban on internal combustion engines from 2035 for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. The committee voted in favour of requiring car manufacturers to reduce their average fleet emissions by 20% by 2025 compared to 2021, 55% by 2030 and 100% by 2035.

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Police Scotland invests £20 million in EV fleet and supporting infrastructure

According to reports by the Sunday Mail, Police Scotland has invested almost £20 million on electric vehicles and ev charging infrastructure over the past three years. The investment included the purchase of 599 specially adapted Hyundai Konas and 130 charging points at 26 police stations across Scotland with this number expected to increase to 400 charge points at over 50 sites.

Read more >>> Daily Record

Chinese produced electric vehicles second most popular in Europe

Chinese produced electric cars made up almost 15% of Battery electric vehicle registrations across Europe in 2021, the second highest share behind only Germany. This figures translates to 175,700 of the 1.2 million registered electric passenger cars. The majority of the cars manufactured in China were produced by Western OEMs including Tesla, BMW, Dacia and Polestar

Read more >>> Motor1.com

Renault’s Mobilize targets 700,000 EVs by 2030

Mobility brand Mobilize, owned by Renault has announced plans to double its leasing fleet by 2025 and to grow to one million electric vehicles by 2030 which would account for up to 70% of the entire fleet and generate 20% of the Renault Group’s turnover.

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