Talking about the future of electric vehicles: Europe turns to "all-electric"

　　In the European market where oil prices are relatively high, diesel vehicles are undoubtedly more popular among consumers. In addition, carbon dioxide, as the culprit of the greenhouse effect, is highly valued in Europe, which values ​​energy conservation and environmental protection. These are the main reasons for the rapid development of diesel engines in Europe. Let's follow the automotive electronics editor to learn more about the relevant content.

 Talking about the future of electric vehicles: Europe turns to "all-electric"

　　However, just when diesel engines reached their market peak, the exposure of the emissions scandal caused the market share of diesel vehicles to drop by 50% for the first time in 2016.

　　Stuttgart has always prided itself on being the home market of Daimler and Porsche, and the birthplace of the internal combustion engine, but now this southeastern German city is very likely to become the country's first urban area to ban diesel vehicles.

　　In February this year, the city with the highest levels of inhalable dust and nitrogen oxide emissions announced that diesel vehicles that did not meet Euro 6 emission standards would be banned from entering the city center from 2018. Munich, the second most polluted city, publicly stated on June 14 that it was considering whether to ban diesel vehicles from the road because the city's nitrogen oxide emissions exceeded the standard.

 Talking about the future of electric vehicles: Europe turns to "all-electric"

　　The first country in the world to impose a ban was Norway, where political parties unanimously agreed to ban the sale of fuel vehicles from 2025. The Netherlands also followed suit, with only zero-emission vehicles sold in the country from 2025. By then, no gasoline or diesel vehicles would be allowed to be sold in the market. In December 2016, at the C40 Global Mayors Summit, Paris, Athens, Madrid and Mexico City jointly announced that they would ban diesel vehicles from entering cities in 2025.

　　The transition period in the UK and France is longer, and the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles will be completely stopped in 2040. The former plans to invest more than 800 million pounds (1 billion U.S. dollars) in the research and development of driverless and zero-emission vehicles.

　　In fact, from the share, it can be seen that the ban on diesel vehicles in Europe does carry certain risks. Consumers' consumption preferences, the scale of manufacturers and the number of employees recruited will all undermine the structure of the original market as the ban is implemented. However, the above-mentioned market still made this decision.

 Talking about the future of electric vehicles: Europe turns to "all-electric"

　　Wolfgang Kern, a judge at the Stuttgart Administrative Court, believes that a ban on diesel cars is the only appropriate solution to clean up the air as quickly as possible, as Stuttgart has not been able to meet the limits for inhalable nitrogen oxides, a ruling made by the Ministry of Environment. Kern's decision is likely to affect other legal cases in Germany involving diesel car emissions.

　　For automakers that have a large proportion of diesel vehicles, the ban will undoubtedly cause serious losses to their sales. As Daimler explained, the ban is not a fundamental solution, which will damage the economy, trade and transportation. CEO Dieter Zetsche said that Daimler is working on technological improvements to reduce fuel consumption. In addition, software upgrades and other measures can be used to enable vehicles to meet Euro 5 and Euro 6 standards under normal operating conditions and reduce nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide emissions. "Objectively speaking, diesel engines are worth fighting for."

　　In early 2016, according to a report, in order to gain consumer support, automakers united together to release the news: the latest Euro VI standard diesel engine they have invested billions of euros in developing can definitely meet the requirement of reducing carbon emissions from last year's 119g/Km to 95g/km in 2021.

　　Due to different considerations, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Transport, and automakers have different focuses. Although the ban has been issued, there are still variables as to whether it can be successfully implemented in the future. However, at present, diesel vehicles are declining, and electric vehicles are rising.

　　The future of electric vehicles

　　Europe is rejecting diesel cars while welcoming electric cars. Driven by this, electric car sales are growing, and automakers are announcing their plans for electric cars one after another, and even turning to "all-electric".

 Talking about the future of electric vehicles: Europe turns to "all-electric"

　　It is understood that based on the future price reduction space of lithium batteries and the cost analysis of fuel vehicles and electric vehicles, it is expected that electric vehicles will become the main force in global car sales in 2040, accounting for 33% of the market share. From 2025 to 2030, the cost of owning an electric vehicle will be lower than that of a fuel vehicle, which will attract a large number of consumers to purchase electric vehicles.

　　In the future, global electric vehicle sales will grow steadily, from 700,000 in 2016 to 3 million in 2021. In Europe, electric vehicles will account for about 5% of light vehicle sales, and in China and the United States, it will reach about 4%.

　　Among the major car companies born in Europe, Volkswagen Group has tripled its investment in electric drive systems to about 9 billion euros to develop electric vehicles and new hybrid vehicles. In the past five years, Volkswagen has invested 3 billion euros in the development of zero-emission technology. In 2025, electric vehicle sales will contribute 20% to 30% of total sales. Its core brand Volkswagen will invest 1 billion euros each year in the next few years to develop the ID series of electric vehicles and sell 1 million electric vehicles by 2025.

 Talking about the future of electric vehicles: Europe turns to "all-electric"

　　On July 25, the BMW Group said that all its brands and car series can be electrified. In addition to the internal combustion engine version, all will be equipped with pure electric or hybrid versions as standard. New electrified models will be launched in the next few years. BMW also insisted on its goal of electrification, reiterating its expectation that " electric vehicles will account for 15-25% of total sales in 2025." Among them, " electric vehicles " include "all-electric vehicles" and "hybrid vehicles."

　　According to the plan, Daimler will invest 10 billion euros in the development of electric vehicles in the next few years, and launch at least 10 electric vehicles by 2025, covering a product lineup ranging from small to large SUVs. By then, electric vehicles will contribute 15% to 25% of Mercedes-Benz's sales. The first EQ SUV electric vehicle will enter the market in 2019.

　　Volvo announced in early July that all new models launched in 2019 will be electric and hybrid vehicles. By 2023 to 2025, the company will phase out all traditional fuel vehicles, and electric vehicles will become the only option for new buyers. Although there are no pure electric vehicles deployed yet, Volvo will increase the number of models in this segment to five by 2019 to 2021.

　　Peugeot plans to launch new plug-in hybrid models with a range of 50 kilometers in pure electric mode in 2019. It plans to launch four pure electric vehicles and seven plug-in hybrid vehicles in the next three years and invest in the development of a dedicated electric vehicle platform.

　　From the above-mentioned European car companies alone, we can see that electric vehicles already have a certain position in their future plans. When diesel vehicles fell out of favor, facing increasingly stringent regulations, whether it is strategic deployment or a last resort, the momentum of electric vehicle development seems to be very fierce.

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