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E-MOBILITY
needed in order to fight popular
beliefs.
FRENCH ECOLOGIC BONUS/MALUS: The responsibility of building these CONCLUSION
Since 2008, finance Law orientates car networks have been given to local Electrification of transport offers a
buyers towards cleaner vehicles: the authorities. A total budget of 50 million unique opportunity for simultaneously
Ecologic bonus/malus system. Still euros in subsidies is allocated to these decarbonise transport; end
in place in 2016, this system offers operations. Moreover, a law voted dependence on imported oil; create
subsidies for the purchase of a clean on the 4th of august 2014 allowed jobs and growth; and stimulate
vehicle while financing it by taxing private operators to install charging industrial innovation. To do this we
polluting ones. Electric and hybrid point network in the public space of should, adopt a cross-modal and cross-
vehicles receive the higher bonus a city council without having to pay a vehicle electrification of transport and
(6300€ for EV), which is a way to tax for occupying public space when energy network, facilitate the transport
address the question of its expensive this belongs to a national project. The multimodality and a shift to more
price. This measure has had a strong French government has chosen three sharing sustainable, lighter and smaller
impact on the growth of the market projects, the first led by BOLLORE vehicles.
and is considered vital by professionals COMPANY, the second by Compagnie
of the sector. In addition, the entering Nationale du Rhône, and the third by E-mobility is clearly a part of our
into force of the superbonus” on SODETREL. future. l
the 1st of April 2015 has increased
the demand on electric and hybrid Financing private charging stations: L’Avere-France, association
vehicles while accelerating the renewal In addition to the development nationale regroupant plus de 130
of the French automotive park. Indeed, of public charging points, France acteurs représentatifs de la filière
it adds from 2500€ to 3700€ to the recently decided to give subsidies for de la mobilité électrique œuvre
bonus if destroy a diesel car registered private ones through the certificate depuis plus de trente ans dans ce
before 2006. of energy saving mechanism. Avere- domaine. A ce titre, l’association
France has been put in charge of dispose d’une véritable expertise
French people and electric vehicles: this 15 million euros program and sur le secteur et ses enjeux. Notre
A predictable success, Avere-France, will deliver subsidies in collective rôle est de répondre aux attentes de
Mobivia group and IPSOS conducted housing buildings (individual or shared nos membres, de défendre la filière
a survey on the perception of electric charging point) and in companies et favoriser l’émergence de cette
vehicles by French people. The charging infrastructure (fleet, salaries or nouvelle forme de mobilité.
conclusions are relevant: 28% of French visitors charging points). More than 12
people are ready to buy an electric 000 private charging points should be
vehicle! And it is even more when installed
people have already tested an EV.
FRENCH ELECTRIC CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE
In order for electric vehicles to achieve
a breakthrough, expansion of charging
station infrastructure is important.
Investment on public networks:
In order to enable a real development
of electromobility in the country,
France has decided to invest in an
accessible charging point network
providing security and secondary
charging solutions to EV drivers.
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