Spain is lagging behind in the installation of charging points for electric cars with respect to the European average and should multiply this type of infrastructure by twenty to achieve the community objectives set for 2035, according to a report by the consulting firm LEK Consulting presented today in Madrid. in a conference organized by Repsol and the association of automotive suppliers Sernauto.
The country will have to install 482,000 charging points in the coming years to reach the goal, which will require “heavy investment” in equipment and electrical networks. His effort is part of a broader one, at a European level, for the deployment of 4.7 million points of this type.
By autonomous communities, the one that needs the most points to respond to the electrification of the automobile fleet is Andalusia, with 84,000, followed by Catalonia, with 72,000, and Madrid, with 70,000. On the other hand, in regions like Aragon, despite the extent of its territory, the effort should be much lower, around 12,000 new points.
The country currently only has 25,000 charging stations, compared to 432,000 in the EU as a whole, and very few of them are fast, barely a fifth. The authors of the report consider that the key lies in “streamlining bureaucracy” for the deployment of more points, since business opportunities for operators already exist.
On the other side of the market, electric cars are still considerably more expensive than conventional ones. Among those that cost less than 40,000 euros, the price differences are around 33% and are reduced as the model approaches the high range. The most expensive, of more than 90,000 euros, continue to collect a price difference of 18% in favor of combustion engines.
The forecast of the report is that at least until 2025 the parity of prices does not begin to appreciate. One of the factors that will contribute to lower prices will be the emergence of Chinese brands of electric cars, with more competitive prices, he indicates.
The commissioner of Perte VEC, José MarÃa López, attended the presentation of the report. His participation generated expectation because the Government, after sending the addendum to the Recovery Plan to Brussels, is preparing to publish the second call for the automotive investment program on July 1.
López has assured that there will be “a significant number of projects related to the manufacture of batteries, the refining and processing of raw materials, and assembly”, without giving further details. Yesterday it was learned that Tesla is interested in investing close to 4,500 million euros in Valencia, but the commissioner has not offered information in this regard.
What has stood out is the flexibility of the aid ministry order, which will allow the presentation of individual projects and which will open up to a wide number of industrial activities related to batteries, from the refining of materials to the manufacture of boxes. .
