By 2019, Tesla Motors company plans to produce at least 500,000 electric vehicles a year and the appearance on the market of vehicles with autonomous run on a single charge of not less than 400-500 km and cost about $ 30-40 million will contribute to a significant increase in demand for electric cars. In the near future to find a way to increase the capacity of the batteries and reduce their cost, although some manufacturers insist that the batteries must be more and more easily.
According to the German publication Der Spiegel, the local authorities asked the European Commission's initiative to prohibit the registration of cars with internal combustion engines in the European Union after 2030. Along the way, it is planned to abolish exemptions on the use of vehicles with diesel engines, which are the major markets of Europe account for more than half of the fleet. Moreover, owners of diesel and gasoline engines may be subject to additional fees and taxes, so keep the car with the engine will be profitable, even if it is purchased before 2030.
It is noteworthy that sales of diesel cars in the key European markets in August and fell so much: 5% in Germany, 5.8% in France, 5.5% in Belgium and Luxembourg, at 12.9% in the Netherlands. Experts advise not to directly link this phenomenon with "diesel scandal" around Volkswagen. However, it is already clear that the Europeans in the presence of economically viable alternatives to quickly abandon the internal combustion engine. An alternative should be electric cars and vehicles on hydrogen fuel cells. And since many electric cars by 2030 will acquire the "autopilot", wishing to buy a car for personal use will be less.