The federal government’s commitment to manufacturing 100% electric cars to make them available to the population by 2030 could be more successful if it were directed at other new existing automotive technologies.
And according to the most recent figures for the commercialization of new technology cars, which consider sales of both electric and hybrid cars, they indicate that in November plug-in cars in Mexico only reached a 1.2% share in total car sales. automotive.
Meanwhile, hybrid units – those that have gasoline engines and additionally electric motors that are connected to the transmission – reached a share of 6.5% that month.
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Additionally, in the federal government’s planning for the development of non-polluting cars, it would also be worth considering the experience of manufacturers that already participate in the commercialization of new technology cars, as well as the opinions of experts who report that the industry has chosen for prioritizing the production of hybrid units over electric ones, given the concerns generated by the charging time and range of autonomy of plug-in units.
BYD arrived in Mexico in 2023 offering 100% electric units, and now it already sells hybrid cars.
President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Monday the Armadora Olinia project, with which the plan for a 100% electric and Mexican car manufacturing plant was officially launched, which is expected to be launched on the market at the end of the six-year term that has just begun.
The planning of the new cars is in charge of the Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology and Innovation, as well as the National Polytechnic Institute and the National Technological Institute of Mexico, which have a total budget of 25 million pesos, in addition to salaries. of the researchers.
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The price of the new cars will start at 90 thousand pesos, in a personal mini-vehicle option, which would place the new technology units within a greater reach of the population, since the cheapest electric car that has been marketed on the market Mexican is located at about 343 thousand pesos.
According to Roberto Capuano, head of Armadora Olinia, the initiative seeks to serve a majority segment of the Mexican population that has daily mobility of less than 30 kilometers.
Likewise, the Government aspires to offer alternatives to motorcycle taxis and delivery cars.
