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Stellantis CEO calls for talks to soften EU's 2035 fossil-fuel car ban

Carlos Tavares calls for hybrid models to play a greater role in the transition to zero-emission vehicles.

 

 

PARIS -- The European Union's proposed 2035 ban on fossil-fuel cars should be renegotiated to give hybrid models a greater role in the transition to zero-emission vehicles, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said.

"It's essential," Tavares said during a news conference at the Paris auto show, when asked if talks on the ban were needed.

"The dogmatic decision that was taken to ban the sale of thermal vehicles in 2035 has social consequences that are not manageable."

Tavares' comments come as the EU is currently finalizing a package of climate proposals, which currently includes an effective ban on the sale of new fossil-fuel vehicles from 2035.

Under the EU's proposals, plug-in hybrids would only count as low-emission vehicles until 2030.

Tavares said forcing a transition to electric vehicles (EVs), which are more expensive than fossil-fuel or hybrid equivalents, will make car ownership unaffordable for many.

"If you deny the middle classes access to freedom of movement, you are going to have serious social problems," Tavares said.

Some automakers have embraced hybrids, especially plug-in hybrids, as a bridge technology to get to full-electric vehicles and have argued that after investing billions of euros in the technology they should be allowed to sell them for longer.

"What we have to offer our European leaders is a transitional solution," Tavares said. With a mild hybrid you can maintain "the affordable size of these vehicles and reduce CO2 emissions by 50 percent," he added.

Automakers and suppliers have also argued going electric will cost tens of thousands of jobs among workers who make components for or assemble internal combustion engines.

Separately, Tavares said Stellantis is also considering an "asset light" strategy for its Peugeot and Citroen brands in China, where it would import mostly finished vehicles into China rather than produce them at local assembly plants.

The CEO said talks were ongoing with Chinese partner Dongfeng, which could end up where "we do not need a factory in China."

Stellantis has had problems in China, the world's largest car market, and has been looking at options to turn around its business. That includes the idea of importing vehicles rather than running underutilized factories at a loss.

 

(Reuters)

 

[Felis]

La faccia di Macron è espressiva quanto basta. 😆

[MotorPassion]

3 ore fa, DOssi scrive:

E tra questi progetti per Fiat, ha rivelato Jean-Pierre Ploué, ci sarà infatti un discendente dell'iconica Panda del 1980 (sotto). “Stiamo preparando una nuova incredibile Panda. In Europa questo modello ha ancora una buona immagine, ma in altri paesi non ha quel valore affettivo. Tuttavia, poiché il suo design sarà iconico, interesserà anche questi altri paesi. Ogni prodotto del gruppo, infatti, dovrà essere iconico.

 

Quindi per la nuova Panda ci dobbiamo aspettare un ritonro (o comunque una forte ispirazione) alla prima generazione!?

Modificato 19 Ottobre 2022 da MotorPassion

[xtom]

4 minuti fa, MotorPassion scrive:

 

Quindi per la nuova Panda ci dobbiamo apsettare un ritonro (o comunque una forte ispirazione) alla prima generazione!?

 

Stai a vedere che c'ho preso 😂

[nucarote]

14 minuti fa, MotorPassion scrive:

 

Quindi per la nuova Panda ci dobbiamo apsettare un ritonro (o comunque una forte ispirazione) alla prima generazione!?

Di sicuro l'aggettivo iconico mi fa tanto pensare che costerà un botto in più rispetto alle predecessori.

Modificato 19 Ottobre 2022 da nucarote

[MotorPassion]

Adesso, nucarote scrive:

Si anche se l'aggettivo iconico mi sa fa tanto pensare che costerà un botto in più rispetto alle predecessori.

 

Spero di no anche perchè Panda farebbe parte della parte rational del brand Fiat e la parte emotional starebbe sul versante 500/600.

[Auditore]

51 minuti fa, MotorPassion scrive:

Spero di no anche perchè Panda farebbe parte della parte rational del brand Fiat e la parte emotional starebbe sul versante 500/600.

Se andiamo avanti così di "rational" rimarrà ben poco...

[4200blu]

…molto strategico questo tuning…😂😂

 

 

[STEVEC]

New Panda will be only-BEV. So it will definitely have a visible price difference compared to the current one. We should see it before the end of 2023 (Tavares talked about 2 B-seg models), sales in ~ Q2 2024

[MotorPassion]

12 ore fa, STEVEC scrive:

New Panda will be only-BEV. So it will definitely have a visible price difference compared to the current one. We should see it before the end of 2023 (Tavares talked about 2 B-seg models), sales in ~ Q2 2024

 

Surely there will be a price change but I hope still below 500e otherwise it is useless to want to electrify the B segment if then the middle class (main customer) can not afford it.