Is the price of fuel pushing you to buy an electric car? Some are asking the question and have passed the course. While sales of thermal engine cars fell by a quarter in 2021 compared to 2019 with (1.66 million units sold in France), sales of electric cars are up sharply in France: an increase of 45 .6% with an unprecedented market share of 9.8% and nearly 162,000 vehicles sold. A reality confirmed by Greater Nancy dealers.
In the parking lot of an Ibis hotel in Houdemont, near Nancy, the ten Tesla electric charging stations are occupied. When he looks at the price of gasoline, Xavier does not regret his choice: “for 3,000 kilometers done, I had to spend 40 euros on charging. It’s not even a full one. In one year, I saved 7,000 euros in fuel costs“. Savings in consumption but also in maintenance according to this convert. “I made the right choice“, the formula comes up regularly in the mouths of these drivers.
From 17,000 euros excluding ecological bonus
Beyond the financial interest, some are convinced by the ecological argument like Lawrence:the fact of seeing atmospheric pollution, the daily breathing of all the particles, it encouraged me to opt for this mode of circulation“If the price of an electric car can be €17,000 (excluding ecological bonus) for the most modest purchase, the Dacia Spring, it can soar for top-of-the-range models.
You have to have the means to go electric, but for Thierry Munier, director of the By my car Renault dealership in Nancy, the market will continue to become more democratic: “it’s the future, the electric vehicle will develop significantly with an offer that will constantly be enriched […] On the first electric models, we could see a low autonomy, today it has doubled“.
The European Commission plans to ban the sale of cars with internal combustion engines from 2035.