Chargers vital to the expansion of the vehicle that led the biggest revolution in the automotive industry are scarce in Spain. As published last June by FARO DE VIGO of the Prensa Ibérica group, only in the region about 16,500 will be needed in the coming years Five charging stations per day by 2030 to meet the targets set by the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (Pniec) prepared by the Ministry of Ecological Transition. A reality that stretches out to the rest of Spanish territory for each of the roads that make up the network that more than 47 million Spaniards roam every day. According to a report by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), The country is among the countries with the fewest such facilities in the European Union.. In fact, there are 1.6 chargers per 100 kilometers, which is ninth from the bottom among 27 on average, just above countries like Romania, Hungary, the three Baltic republics (Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia), Cyprus, Greece. and Poland.
This turnaround in the auto industry has prompted each manufacturer and their respective suppliers to take a step forward to adapt to the fact that Carlos Tavares, as Stellantis’ CEO, has been “imposed” by legislators. The ban on the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles from 2035 accelerates the plans of manufacturers who already foresee an all-electric series for the coming years.
Again, Having this type of tool is useless if users do not have enough chargers.. That’s how they understand it at ACEA, which has published a report on the distribution of chargers based on kilometers of EU Member States’ roads (including highways, state, provincial and municipal roads). And what is the result? There are six countries without a charger every 100 kilometers (Latvia, Poland, Estonia, Greece, Cyprus and Lithuania), only five have more than 10 of these installations.
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this top 5 Administered by the NetherlandsThere are 64.3 chargers, followed by Luxembourg with 57.9, and three other countries with a much wider extension: Germany (25.8), Portugal (24.9) and farther Sweden (12.2). to find Spain You have to land at position 19, also below the other neighboring country France, which has a larger extension and has 3.4 chargers per 100 kilometers. Of course, the market shares of such vehicles in both Portugal and France are considerably higher than Spain’s: 19.7% for the former and 18.3% for the latter.
However, data on electric vehicle sales in Spain, which ACEA is considering for 2021, have improved significantly. According to figures provided by the Spanish Association of Manufacturers (Anfac), registrations of this type of cars have so far increased by 26% to reach 59,824 units. This places the Spanish market share at 8.45%.
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The ACEA employers’ association itself not only now understands that most EU countries do not have enough charging points on their road networks, but also that the vast majority don’t do it fast enough. This “double problem”, as they describe it in their most recent communication, puts the sale of such vehicles at risk on a massive scale, as the market itself would require, rather than almost residual as in most cases now. countries including Spain.
“If we want to persuade citizens in Europe to switch to electric mobility in the next decade, charging these cars should be as easy as refueling today”, stated Sigrid de Vries, ACEA managing director.