An electric turn. This 2019 edition of the Frankfurt International Motor Show, which runs until 22 September, is strongly marked by an increase in the number of electric vehicles. While builders, especially in Germany, are willing to decline a wide range, some fear that customers will not follow, especially because of a lack of infrastructure.
It is necessary to multiply the places of recharge "on the public space, but also with the private individuals"
"What will be one of the keys to the success of the electric is still the fact of being able to quickly recharge its vehicle, as we do today with smartphones," said Laouri Bennaoum, CEO of Audi France . "Tomorrow you have to give this possibility, if you have it, it will start to become interesting".
In France, a sector contract has been signed and investments are already planned, but according to Luc Chatel, president of the Automotive Platform, which brings together companies in the sector, it is necessary to multiply the charging stations "on the public space, but also in private homes ".
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"It is very important that condominiums facilitate access to recharges for electric vehicles," adds the former minister at the microphone of Europe 1. "If we have all that, then yes we will have a rise in power because that the offer from the manufacturers will be there ".
As for the other two brakes of the electric, the price and the autonomy, they should quickly jump since Renault has just announced an electric car at 10.000 euros within 5 years, and the ID3 of Volkswagen, a compact sedan, will travel up to 550 kilometers without recharging. It is estimated that in five years, the number of electric cars available on the market will be multiplied by five.