Sales of electric vehicles may have a big boost in the next decade: according to current trends and policies, worldwide in 2030 they could reach 145 million. But the electric fleet of cars, vans, heavy trucks and buses could reach 230 million "if governments accelerate their efforts to meet international climate and energy targets" - zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. forecast on the trend of the electric vehicle market is from the International Energy Agency (AIE) in the report "Global Electric Vehicle Outlook 2021".
According to the Report, three million new electric cars were registered in 2020, with a 40% increase in sales over 2019, bringing the total number of cars on the world's roads to 10 million. To these must be added a million electric trucks and buses.
The global auto market contracted by 16% last year due to the pandemic. For the first time, in 2020, Europe with 1.4 million registrations (doubled on 2019) overtook China which recorded 1.2 million (+ 9%) and the old continent became the center of the market global electric car.
In the first quarter of 2021, the Iea explains, the momentum of the sector continued with sales that were "two and a half times the level of the same period of the previous year".
In 2020, consumer spending on electric cars increased by another 50% to reach $ 120 billion, the agency recalls, noting that at the same time, government incentives reached $ 14 billion, the fifth consecutive year that they fell. as a share of the total expenditure.
This shows, according to the IAEA, that "even if state stimuli remain important for the spread of electric vehicles, sales are increasing mainly due to consumer choice".
Automakers offered 370 electric car models in 2020, up 40% year-on-year.
Eighteen of the 20 largest car manufacturers (accounting for 90% of global car sales) have announced plans to further increase the number of models available and the production of light electric vehicles.
The Global Electric Vehicle Outlook 2021 notes that governments last year helped plug the recession for electric cars with supportive policies. The most common electric vehicles on the road are two and three wheels, therefore motorcycles or mopeds, with over 25 million units sold, most of them in Asia. Electrified city buses are also spreading rapidly while heavy trucks are only recently gaining momentum, precisely because of better battery performance.