There were many opinion makers who, discussing themselves in the meetings organized as part of #ForumAutoMotive and in perfect coherence with the theme of the 2024 edition of the event - unity is strength - reiterated that the current situation is complex.
And that cars with combustion engines and electric cars will probably coexist for a long time to come, without one prevailing over the other.
Many have equally underlined that it will be innovation that will move the sector forward and provide the much desired solutions to environmental problems, especially through new mobility schemes rather than propulsion.
'Cars have become more expensive also due to the obligations required of manufacturers in terms of emissions reductions - said Giuseppe Bitti, managing director & coo of Kia Italia - The manufacturers have also been pushed into this transition with the provision of fines' .
Marco Do, communications and external relations director of Michelin Italia, recalled that even in the tire sector and in the supply chain in general, 'unity is strength.
Electric cars change the dynamics of vehicles and their new characteristics require new types of tyres'.
The topic of technological neutrality was addressed in the #ForumAutoMotive talk by Giulio Lancellotti, managing director global software and services Bosch: 'The moment is quite entropic for the automotive market - he said - with software and electrification that are changing at a faster speed faster than we were used to in the past.
However, Bosch is in favor of technological neutrality and as such we have expanded the offer to include electrics'.
From Fabio Pressi, president and CEO of A2A E-Mobility (and newly elected president of the Motus-E association which brings together operators in the electromobility sector), the invitation to think 'from an ecosystem perspective' on the future of electric cars : 'In 2 years, Milan will have 4 thousand public charging points, with stalls that are not reserved but dedicated equally to endothermic and electric cars.
A truly widespread network, which will also solve the problem of stopping overnight for charging.
And it will also be useful for plug-in thermal models, which 'are growing and which if they are not recharged pollute more than petrol models, because they weigh more'.
The topic of hostility towards electric vehicles was addressed by Claudio Zirilli, head of leasing and rental at Banca Ifis: 'We are faced with a complex reality which in our country still sees decidedly low percentages of electric models.
Today there is a lot of sense of anticipation among consumers.
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