he Electric car It is one of the great bets of the automotive sector in Spain and around the world. The share of new vehicle sales (10.4%) exceeded the share of diesel vehicles (10.3%) for the first time during the first half … For the year 2024.
However, despite efforts to promote the shift towards more sustainable mobility, the electric vehicle faces challenges Major economic challenges Which leads us to believe that combustion cars will not stop being manufactured, just as the European Union wants.
In this sense, Pedro Bastidamanager and mechanic of the Inspection Vehicle Technical Station (ITV), shared his opinion on the future of electric vehicles. In a video clip posted on Instagramuser @itvdeltiktok explains the reasons why he believes this type of vehicle faces major economic challenges.
The future of the electric car
“Do you think they will stop manufacturing?” Internal fuel engines“, asks Pedro Bastida to his more than 120,000 followers on Instagram. The expert has a clear answer: no. According to the ITV mechanic, the reasons for this are “irrespective of the interests that may exist in the brands or factories”.
And according to Bastida, there is too Economic interests. “Did you know?How much tax does a liter of gasoline bear?? Because it’s brutal. I think it is about 70% or 80%,” explains the expert, who believes that no one will abandon this group to promote the transition to electric cars.
The ITV Mechanic sees the future as belonging to synthetic fuel, So they can continue to “put that tax base into it so they can continue to collect.”
Bastida asks his followers in the video if they agree with him or believe, on the other hand, that the future will be electric or hybrid cars: “It is a fairly important change.” It can touch everyone’s pockets in the medium and long term. So it is an issue that must be taken into consideration.
The responses of his followers were not long in coming. Some agree with the expert: “The electric car is a failure, and I believe that the future is synthetic fuels and hydrogen.” However, many are betting on taxes on electricity: “They will continue to exist but with a different name.”“They will put your taxes in the light.”