Why do you need to follow France and Germany on private car refills. Report Anfia and Motus-E
If Italy does not invest in the development of an adequate charging network for electric cars, demand will suffer and the country will be at a competitive disadvantage compared to France and Germany. Here are criticisms and proposals from Anfia and Motus-E
Anfia, the association of the Italian automotive industry chain, and Motus-E, the organization of national electric mobility operators, criticized the new Budget law for the "total absence of infrastructural measures for private citizens, capable of enable the diffusion "of mobility with low greenhouse gas emissions.
Without an adequate and widespread charging infrastructure network, both private and public, the demand for electric vehicles will struggle to grow, the two associations argue.
ELECTRIC CARS IN ITALY
In the first eleven months of 2021, more than 124,910 electric cars were registered in Italy. According to MOTUS-E forecasts, battery-powered cars will exceed 65,000 units (in November they were almost 62,000) by the end of the year.
THE HOPES OF ANFIA AND MOTUS-E
Anfia and Motus-E speak of “the hope of seeing the parliamentary proposal approved, which provides for a three-year plan of incentives for very low-emission vehicles”.
"Although there were some valid proposals to encourage private infrastructure", the two associations declare, "such as, for example, the incentive to install a single condominium POD that simplifies assembly approvals and allows easily and safely individual condominiums access to their own recharging point, nothing is present today for the discussion in the classroom, not even a basic measure such as that of the 50% tax credit, expiring at the end of the year, which has not been extended and which it would cover the vast majority of electric car users who will not access the 110% superbonus ”.
ITALY LATCHED COMPARED WITH FRANCE AND GERMANY?
According to ANFIA and MOTUS-E, all this " puts Italy at a competitive disadvantage in terms of both market development and the growth of the related industrial chain, compared to other major European countries – such as France and Germany, where the plans for the development of the recharging infrastructure network, including private ones, have been announced for some time or are even already being implemented ".
THE PROPOSAL
The two associations consider "very useful" a measure to facilitate the dissemination of company policies on the reimbursement of domestic recharging by employees who own their own or company electric cars. Such a measure would have "zero cost for the Treasury", they argue. “It is well known that company cars are always ahead of other segments in the renewal and market development of new technologies”.
WHAT TO DO WITH THE CHARGING POINTS?
According to a recent study by MOTUS-E, through careful management of funds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) it would be possible to install 21,400 charging points for electric vehicles in Italy with savings of up to 250 million euros.
The text of the PNRR states that Italy's overall target, in terms of charging infrastructure for electric cars, "is over 3.4 million charging infrastructure by 2030, of which 32,000 are public, fast and ultra-fast" . The plan provides for € 750 million in financing by 2026 for the construction of approximately 21,400 recharging points. The focus is all on fast charging points (i.e. with a power of 50 kilowatts) in the city and on the expressways.
Out of the total of 21,400 recharging points to be built, MOTUS-E proposes the following distribution: 5400 points of the fast type (from 50 to 100 kW), 10,700 of the superfast 1 type (from 100 to 200 kW) and 5400 of the superfast 2 type ( more than 200 kW). Quick technology (less than 44 kW) is not taken into consideration.
The 5400 fast points, the study reads, will have to be distributed “intelligently over the territory” and will allow for “emergency” top-ups to be met. The 16,100 superfast points 1 and 2, on the other hand, will reduce the so-called “charging anxiety” of electric vehicle drivers, allowing them to cover long distances (more than 500 kilometers).
The funds, if divided in this way, would make it possible to meet the objectives of the PNRR with an expenditure of 500 million euros, instead of 750.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/mobilita-sostenibile-italia-proposte-anfia-motus-e/ on Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:58:35 +0000.