“Jamais Contente”, the name of the electric car that broke the land speed record in 1899 sums up 115 years later, the spirit of the promoters of vehicles which, despite the investment, the government thumb strokes and hopes, are still struggling to develop this market.
clunker shaped shells on which the Belgian Camille Jenatzy exceeded the 105 km / h at the end of the nineteenth century over the entrance of the Paris Motor Show in Paris, near the high-tech stands of French manufacturers.
visit Friday morning, President Francois Hollande welcomed a French industry during the “technological revolution” capable of becoming a “model” for electric vehicles.
“France is one of the pillars, one of the examples, a model vehicle with low consumption and electric vehicles,” said he added.
But for now, the glorious pages of the electric “Made in France” are written above all in the future tense.
Just look at the number of automobiles sold in France from January to August 2014: 1,250,000. Of these, fewer than 5,500 electric cars or 0.43% of the market.
Renault, sales leader, convinced 2,500 people to purchase a Zoe since the beginning of the year. Peugeot, which sells small iOn in cooperation with Mitsubishi, has sold a … 134 in eight months.
The situation is not much better abroad. Globally, 200,000 electric cars were sold in 2013, are expected to be 290,000 in 2014, according to the consulting firm PwC, which predicts a rise to 960,000 in 2020.
The power will then according to these projections, 0.9% of the world market against 0.2% in 2013 and 0.3% this year.
Under the leadership of its CEO Carlos Ghosn, Renault-Nissan has invested heavily in electric, yet struggling to pay off
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The officer, who asked by a journalist if he was satisfied with the sales, escaped with a pirouette Thursday, claiming a pattern of society was “never satisfied unless he is ready to retire. “
” We are not pleased with our sales because we always feel like we are investing more and we do not get the fair return on that investment, “he acknowledged.
But Mr. Ghosn persists that the power has bright days ahead, especially with China. This country, which is experiencing strong growth in its fleet but also suffered severe air pollution, has set a goal to put five million electric cars on the road by 2020.
“When you look at where they start, it’s a huge increase,” said Ghosn, saying his confidence in the fact that “we can not do without this technology,” if we are to achieve the emissions targets set by governments in China, Europe or the United States.
And then, “there will be a huge benefit to the pioneers of this technology,” even predicted M .. Ghosn, who said “this is not a short-term strategy” for its business
The French government seems in any case decided to give an extra boost to the power: Minister Economy Emmanuel Macron spoke Thursday Les Echos “the creation of a super bonus that will be paid up to 10,000 euros” for car buyers zero emissions.
Sixteen thousand charging stations will be Also installed by the end of the year with a goal of 16,000 over four years, according to the minister.
Meanwhile, the Californian Tesla, which should sell 35,000 electric sedan “Model S “in the world this year with a third in Europe, wants to install 50 terminals end of 2015 in France, able to recharge the car for free in an hour for 500 km range, the current record for an electric mass production.
But the “Model S” even current government bonus deducted, even forcing some to pay 60,000 euros.
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