E-cars soon more expensive? EU regulation could end bitterly for buyers
Difficult times could be ahead for car buyers who want to switch to electric drive. E-cars are already not cheap, but with Euro 7 prices should soon get a big boost. A guarantee is to blame, of all things, which should actually bring advantages to drivers.
Price driver EU: Will Euro 7 be the end of cheap e-cars?
Not all drivers can afford to switch to an electric car. With Euro 7, it should be even more expensive in a few years. As part of the European emissions standard, it is also planned to introduce a minimum output for electric car batteries that will be mandatory for manufacturers.
According to the draft for Euro 7, it should look like this: based on the original maximum capacity of the electric car battery after 8 years or 160,000 kilometers driven still at least 70 percent of the battery capacity can be achieved (source: hot).
It is questionable how much this guarantee would actually bring to e-car buyers: on the one hand, it corresponds practically exactly to the Requirements that are already gaining ground in industry. In many cases, it is already a reality for mid-range and luxury e-cars to offer just such a guarantee – and sometimes even to exceed it.
On the other hand, the battery guarantee would almost certainly make cheap entry-level models more expensive. After all, the manufacturers would have to take special care with the most expensive part of the e-car instead of pushing the costs down as much as possible. E-car drivers will soon have to pay more for their insurance.
Germany’s cheapest electric car has no chance against emissions regulations
on the gives Dacia Spring about there is a battery guarantee of 8 years, but only 120,000km. Germany’s currently cheapest electric car would fail. That means Dacia would have to improve – and customers would notice that when they looked at the price tag. The concern also applies to combustion engines.
The Dacia Spring is so far the only electric car for smaller budgets on the German market:
However, one aspect would actually help: With Euro 7, the manufacturer’s exclusion clauses within the guarantee should no longer apply. According to heise, it has often been pointed out that customers can only claim the guarantee if the e-cars have been charged under certain ideal conditions.
The details of Euro 7 have not yet been determined. It is also still unclear when the new regulations will ultimately apply. Whether it is with the emission standard End of cheap e-cars coming, can’t say. However, the specifications should by no means ensure lower prices.
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