Summer is here already heated for electric cars and the ad crowding of the last few weeks & egrave; was a silent prelude to the decision of the European Commission to propose a stop to sales of petrol and diesel cars for 2035.
The announcement fits into a turbulent context, where car manufacturers have made conflicting claims and will now have to deal with Fit for 55, a package of measures inserted in the context of the Green Deal. The European Commission has launched a clear direction, also useful for companies that will be able to use the EU track to plan investments in the coming years. The ball is not; still online, Parliament and the European Council will have to approve, but everything seems to point towards this revolution.
It will not be for & ograve; easy: today 73% of electric car sales in Europe concern only four countries and, consequently, also the charging infrastructure is; developed in a highly asymmetrical way between the States of the Old Continent.
Canada, on the other hand, has decided for 2035 by 5 years ahead of the previous plan. The same goes for the UK: dir & agrave; goodbye to endothermic from 2030.
DOVR? SCRAPPING MY PETROL CAR? 
non-electric car traffic & egrave; a more question complex because & eacute; depend & agrave; from the choices of individual States, Regions, Municipalities. In Italy, for example, Milan and Rome have already partially deployed but, in general, all decisions more & ugrave; recent have shown how there is flexibility; and a reasonable advance of at least ten years, a time greater than the average life of a car according to the statistics of the old continent.
Petrol and diesel cars will continue to exist and could even have several years of useful life in the used world: the announcement of the European Commission concerns the new models on sale, not those already; existing and already existing; In circulation.
This means that we will continue to use vehicles with combustion engines much more; long 2035: once again, this is a progressive transition that shouldn't scare those who want to wait to switch to battery-powered cars.
TESLA: ALWAYS ELECTRIC 
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Different approach to batteries . Musk & egrave; remained with the cylindrical cells also for the new generation 4680, the other manufacturers have instead developed prismatic cells or dedicated pouch cells.
BMW GROUP (MINI, ROLLS ROYCE) 
Rolls-Royce will have; also a battery version, but there is talk of it in the next decade and there are, at the moment, no announcements about a total conversion.
The group finally communicated the objectives on CO2 reduction at all levels: -80% in production, -40% in the use of cars and -20% in the supply chain compared to 2019. strategy for 2025, the year from which the design of new vehicles will take & agrave; the start with the electric version and only later will the other variants (diesel, petrol, plug-in and mild-hybrid) be proposed, unlike what has been done so far. Sales goal? 2 million EV by 2025, 10 million by 2030.
Despite being present with battery-powered cars, BMW has recently stated that betting everything on electric is; risky, There will be zero-emission zones, perhaps even large metropolises, but the brand & egrave; present in 140 countries and wants to keep the offer for those markets that will lag behind.
DAIMLER GROUP (MERCEDES, SMART) 
Daimler, with the Mercedes-Benz and Smart brands, has started the transition by choosing an innovative plan that is s & igrave ;, but also conservative. The latest generation of thermal engines, especially the Euro 6D diesels, is the result of enormous investments to maintain performance and eliminate emissions. & Egrave; it is therefore clear that the Germans will try to capitalize on the most; possible these units.
The plan is called Mission EQ and plans to achieve neutrality; emissions also in production, enhance the charging infrastructure, actively influence the entire supply chain (suppliers, to push them to be CO2 neutral), develop the software and create a global battery production.
There are three platforms:
- flexible platform : EQA, EQB and EQC are now built on a platform that allows you to easily adapt production , passing from petrol and diesel to electric batteries;
- EVA : sar & agrave; the platform of Mercedes EQS, EQE and SUVs based on these models. It is a dedicated electric platform;
- MMA : acronym for Mercedes Modular Architecture, sar & agrave; used for mid-range models and sar & agrave; modular. Designed for electric but still able to accommodate traditional motors.
Smart & egrave; already electric only : soon it will be; presented the new generation that should significantly improve the performance of the current Smart EQ, which has fallen behind in battery technology. And there & # 39; & egrave; much anticipation for the compact electric SUV built on the SEA platform created with Geely. Soon there could be even more news; since the German manufacturer will announce & agrave; an acceleration of his electrification project.
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP 
As Europe's leading automotive group, VAG & egrave; was the one who anticipated the timing of the announcement of July 14, 2021, already communicating; in June that will sell & agrave; only electric cars from 2035 . Clearly it will not be; of a binary process that will see; the disappearance of petrol and diesel models from one day to the next: the strategy is; that of increasing the number of battery-powered cars in the range until those with fossil fuels gradually disappear.
We must also keep in mind that there will be two speeds; in the transition to electric cars: the first is; that of Europe, where the years immediately preceding 2035 will see a range fully powered by electrons. The second is; that of other markets, primarily the United States and China, where the transition will be; much more; slow and the goal is that of 2050.
Also there will be differences, within the Volkswagen group, in the strategy for the individual brands. Audi & egrave; was the most aggressive with the times and will produce; only electric cars already; from 2026. This sentence necessit & agrave; for & ograve; of an asterisk: only the new models will be exclusively electric, this means that those already; existing (annual updates, restylings based on the same generation) will continue to exist until 2033, when petrol and diesel will completely disappear from the range.
The same reasoning that differentiates markets applies: Audi & egrave; a world producer and politics has not achieved uniformity of vision globally. Biden si & egrave; more open to the environmental issue than its predecessor, but China and India may continue to require more combustion engines; for a long time.
From now to 2030 there will be; an evolution in platforms, moving to the unique modular platform that will be the base shared by the whole group: from 85 to 850 kW of power and used by the Cupra, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen and Porsche brands, replacing the current MEB and PPE for example. Then we cannot forget Bentley which from 2030 will become; a purely electric brand. Lamborghini , on the other hand, already has; made it known that from 2023 it will begin & agrave; its electrification process, with the first electric model to arrive; in the second half & agrave; of the decade.
STELLANTIS GROUP (FCA, PSA) 
Stellantis & egrave; the group that unites FCA and PSA and & egrave; Europe's other automotive pillar, especially after the acquisition. Compared to the Volkswagen group, the Italian-French need to make more progress in terms of technology, especially in the areas of battery, thermal management, electric motors and software.
Plants such as that of Termoli, the Italian gigafactory, will be essential to accelerate and recover the technological gap. It will be then it is interesting to find out if Stellantis will succeed; to meet the 2026 target for solid state batteries.
Today's range does not represent the state of the art in the world of electric cars, but the plans presented on EV Day 2021 are interesting and bode well. There will be four platforms, batteries from 500 to 800 km of WLTP autonomy, plus engines; efficient and shared components within the group.
Regarding costs, Tavares announced that Stellantis wants to match the price of electric cars with that of current petrol cars by 2026 .
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Going into detail, Opel already has; anticipated that it will propose & agrave; only electric cars (in Europe) from 2028 . By 2024, however, all cars will be electrified, thus transforming into Mild Hybrid, Hybrid or Plug-In Hybrid (find out the difference).
In 2024 it will debut & agrave; then the first electric Alfa Romeo and & egrave; the & quot; Alfa e-Romeo & quot; logo was presented. Fiat and Abarth will have an ambitious goal: four electric models by 2024 and the end of petrol models between 2025 and 2030. Special observation & egrave; Fiat Centoventi which could return to the charge as an electric Panda, representing the long-awaited “ electric economic town ''.
Also Jeep avr & agrave; an electric version for each model will be in range by 2025 (hybrids will remain in any case); same goal for Peugeot . Dodge and Ram will propose a battery-powered model in 2024.
RENAULT GROUP (DACIA, NISSAN, MITSUBISHI) 
July 2021 & egrave; was the month in which Luca De Meo announced the Renault Eways strategy. During the presentation, the CEO launched an appeal to Europe, aware that the topic of blocking fossil fuel cars was already; on the negotiating table.
According to the Italian at the head of the French group, the hybrids must be saved because it will take a long time to cut emissions, ensuring that everyone can afford to buy a new car. In his speech, De Meo expressed a criticism; above all: we don't know if battery-powered cars will really cost as much as the thermal equivalents and we don't know how long it will take.
Dacia Spring & egrave; the most economic today but makes important compromises and & egrave; citizen only: less than 10,000 & euro; making the most of state bonuses. Incentives will still be the key because, contrary to what one might think, for every euro dedicated to this form of support, the state recovers 1.2 & euro; according to a study commissioned by the group.
The platforms announced today are two: CMF-EV sar & agrave; the one dedicated to the C and D segment for all the cars of the group, with autonomy up to 580 km WLTP. CMF-BEV will be instead the one for more cars; compact segment B, thus representing the future of models like Zoe and offering up to 400 km WLTP. The next electric to debut will be & agrave; the Megane E-Tech 100% Electric that we will be able to see at the Monaco Motor Show in September.
HYUNDAI KIA GROUP 
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The British will therefore go at two speeds; but the announcement is that by 2030 there will be; an electric version for each model in the range, including Land Rover SUVs and off-road vehicles. The complete abatement of emissions, both in production and in operations and supply, is planned for 2039.
Two platforms are planned. MLA (Modular Longitudinal Architecture) & egrave; that of transition that will welcome & agrave; both batteries and traditional motors. EMA (Electric Modular Architecture) & egrave; always able to accommodate fuel engines but & egrave; designed with batteries in mind already; originally.
FORD 
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Toyota & egrave; among the most important producers; reluctant, the one who on the one hand & egrave; pioneer and protagonist of the hybrid, on the other has manifested more & ugrave; doubts about switching to battery-only cars . Last among the manufacturers to launch an electric on the market, the Japanese manufacturer is not; convinced about the impact of electric vehicles in reducing CO2 emissions when looking at the complete life cycle of the product.
There are several studies and they are contradictory because, to date, it is not; It was possible to calculate a real impact that takes into account issues such as recycling and reuse, all to be developed. The same goes for cars: upgradeable electric could live longer; longer than thermal models thanks to software updates and less maintenance required. It will be for & ograve; really so? The business model will shift on older cars long-lived and on a cash flow from services and subscriptions? Or it will stay the drive to produce large numbers and encourage the user to change frequently?
Toyota has therefore chosen a different strategy: in the next 30 years it plans to offer petrol, hybrid, electric and fuel-cell cars hydrogen, spanning the entire spectrum. Its first electric SUV, however, will be called; bZ4X. The concept is; recently unveiled.
VOLVO 
vend & agrave; Volvo has announced that only electric cars from 2030 . The announcement is recent and, despite having arrived late, the Swedes can count on several allies within a group pushed by Chinese funds. Northvolt will take care of of batteries, Google will be & agrave; fundamental for the infotainment and the on-board operating system and, with Aurora, it will aim for autonomous driving.
XC40 electric & egrave; already available, in 2022 it will arrive; XC90 electric and will propose; the standard Lidar for active safety. Concept Recharge (opening photo) & egrave; the forerunner of the turning point because realized on a dedicated and not adapted platform. This will allow; also to manage internal spaces and external dimensions differently.
2040 is; instead the year of the goal of transforming the entire company with zero impact on the climate.
MAZDA 
In addition, Mazda is working on a new platform designed exclusively for battery-powered cars called SKYACTIV EV Scalable Architecture on which models of various sizes and body types will be created that will be launched from 2025 to 2030. All this commitment will be; necessary to get to 2030 when the brand expects a quarter of its products to be fully electric while all the others will be electrified in some form.
HONDA 
Honda has set the date of goodbye to gasoline cars in 2040: vender & agrave; only electric by 2040. The plan will proceed; in small steps: 40% of global electricity and fuel-cell sales by 2030, 80% by 2035. The company intends to achieve neutrality; of emissions, of all activities; and products, by 2050.
In 2024, two new electric SUVs will arrive with the General Motors platform and the strategy will embrace; also the two wheels, probably with the debut of an electric motorcycle,
SUBARU 
Subaru is moving very slowly towards mobility; electric. The biggest announcement important concerns Solterra, its first electric SUV that should make its debut for the half & agrave; of 2022. A model born in collaboration with Toyota. Unfortunately there are no particular details except the name. It is worth mentioning that last year the manufacturer unveiled a concept for a battery-powered SUV. It is therefore possible that the future new model will present similar lines.
GENERAL MOTORS 
General Motors has recently announced that it will put & agrave; 35 billion dollars on the plate up to 2025 for electrification and autonomous driving. Despite being a manufacturer far from Europe, the goal is to become one of the main players in the electric vehicle market in North America and in the battery sector thanks to the Ultium platform.
Coming soon will debut & agrave; the electric Hummer to follow the SUV model. Subsequently, it will come & agrave; the Cadillac Lyriq and then the Celestiq. In early January, GM had said it was “ aspiring '' to offer electric-only models from 2035.
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