Despite the commitment of the manufacturers and the projects for the transformation of private mobility, the objectives required by the EU in terms of environmental protection could be disregarded and postponed for years, even decades.The alarm comes from France where Jacques Rifflart, president of the Association Eco Entretien (AEE), which brings together French and European automotive after-sales professionals, has released the results of a study that speaks of 40 years of time to arrive at a completely 'green' fleet in that market while still registering 1 million BEVs every 12 months.
Sales of electric and hybrid models, which reached 350,000 units in France in 2020, represent 20% of annual sales, but are made up of two-thirds precisely by Hybrids that maintain a heat engine. Even if the sales of 100% electric vehicles increase from 110,000 to 1 million per year - reiterates Rifflart who published his study in L'Usine Nouvelle - it would take 40 years to fully convert the fleet and reach zero emissions at the wheel. . Not only that: in addition to the renewal of the vehicle fleet, in order to protect the environment, it is necessary to act on the maintenance of the millions of cars and commercial vehicles that circulate on the roads. The central point of eco-maintenance is the systematic analysis of exhaust gases, which makes it possible to establish a diagnosis, identify the causes of vehicle pollution and treat them. A vehicle that has been screened and therefore maintained under the ecological maintenance label is a vehicle that can reduce its fuel consumption and thus CO2 by almost 10%, reduce its NOX emissions by up to 50% and its emissions of particulate matter by 80%. (HANDLE).