Be able to new month to quickly forget for the Italian car industry. The eco-bonus made little sense, which did not contribute as hoped to the increase in the new registrations In May 2022, a drop in registrations on an annual basis of 15.1%. Yes, 2021 was not exactly a golden year for the sector, quite the contrary.
If you want to see the glass half full, the good news is that the vertical collapse now appears dimly reduced. In 2022 we have seen declines in registrations – always year to year – above 30%, but it is certain that the overall picture will not remain good.
In the first five months of 2022, we lost an average of 24.3% of registrations compared to 2021.
bad for him incentives for zero-emission cars, between 0-20 g/Km CO2. The Italians have reserved 20 of the 209 million for EVs. Electric cars still represent only 3.7% of the market share. Plug-in cars are growing slightly, but at least both segments are a long way from the data recorded in other more virtuous European countries.
According to Michele Crisci, President of UNRAE:
The structure of the supports still contains some weaknesses thatUNRAE has indicated several times, starting with the request – made by the entire sector – to extend the period for using the incentive from 180 to 300 days from the signature of the contract
And then the call to upgrade the infrastructure, without which any electrification project risks being useless or imperfect:
The lack, in a 240 page document, of any mention of a development plan for charging infrastructures for electric cars, despite everyone’s constant desire for zero- or very low-emission road mobility
Source: Lega Nerd
