2021: The Historical Milestone Of Global Electric Vehicle Transition

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JAKARTA - In recent years, car manufacturers have developed electric cars seriously. The move follows the popular NZE (net zero emissions) program after the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, which aims to suppress environmental pollution that has the potential to result in global warming.

Energy is one of the sectors focused on achieving the NZE program. Various countries have issued new regulations in terms of providing electrical energy that are tailored to the NZE program, including in Indonesia.

In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has also sparked increased global awareness and interest in the use of healthier transportation and accelerated the shift to environmentally friendly electric vehicles.

The year 2021 will be an important year for the automotive industry as many major automakers around the world announce plans to accelerate the transition to a fully electric future by developing new product lines and changing existing production capacities.

According to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), more than 450 new electric car models will be available in 2021, an increase of 15% compared to 2020.

As a result, 2021 can be said to be a milestone for the automotive industry as many automakers announced their great step in accelerating the transition to electric vehicles.

Toyota

In December 2021, the world's largest automaker announced the launch of 30 BEV models and a target of reaching 3.5 million annual sales of electric cars by 2030. And Lexus is targeting global 100% BEV sales by 2035.

Volkswagen

In July 2021, Volkswagen Announces by 2030 all electric vehicles will surpass 70% of sales in Europe and 50% of sales in China and the US, and by 2040, nearly 100% of vehicles will become zero-emission vehicles.

Ford

February 2021, Ford announced that a third of car sales will be fully electric by 2026 and 50% by 2030,

Volvo

On March 2, 2021, Volvo announced its commitment to become a fully electric car company by 2030. After that they also removed any cars in its global portfolio with internal combustion engines, including hybrids.

Geely

China's auto giant Geely Auto Group in November 2021 has targeted around 30% of electric car sales by 2025.

BMW

In May 2021, BMW targets 50% of its vehicles sold to be fully electric-powered by 2030 or earlier.

Mercedes-Benz

In July 2021, Mercedes-Benz announced that starting in 2025, all newly launched vehicles will be fully electric.

General Motors

In January 2021, General Motors is targeting 30 EV models and 1 million units of BEV installed production capacity in North America by 2025 and carbon neutrality by 2040.

Stellantis

The big group in July 2021 is targeting 100% sales in Europe and 50% sales in the United States to become BEV by 2030.

Hyundai

In September 2021, the South Korean giant is targeting the annual sale of 1.9 million BEV by 2030 to secure a 7% global market share and end sales of ICE vehicles in Europe by 2035.

Lamborghini

In May 2021, Automobile CEO and Chairman Lamborghini, Stephan Winkelmann, announced the "Cor Tauri Management" program aimed at turning the entire ranks of Lamborghini products into electric cars by 2023-2024, with the launch of a fully electric model by the end of the decade.