The many manufacturers present at the Paris Motor Show – from October 14 to 20 – are taking advantage of this exceptional exhibition to highlight their electric vehicles.
Electric, battery, autonomy… These words will resonate a lot at Porte de Versailles this week. The 2024 Paris Motor Show, the 90th of its name, is truly placed under the sign of electric, the energy of tomorrow’s vehicles according to the latest news. The forty manufacturers who came to the capital all chose to exhibit mainly cars designed with batteries. This doesn’t just make the crowd happy, because there remain a large number of thermal diehards, but the brands don’t have much choice. It should be remembered that European manufacturers will have to, at the request of the European Union, no longer offer only electric vehicles in their catalog by 2035.
So, on the stands, the brands unveil their latest trendy models, hoping to attract a clientele that is sometimes still skeptical, both about the prices charged and their daily use (autonomy, charging stations, etc.). And there is something for everyone. Or almost. City cars, the new R5 E-Tech, Citroën ë-C3, Dacia Spring, Alpine A290 to name a few, but also many SUVs: R4 E-Tech, Alpine A390, Skoda Elroq, KIA EV3, Alfa Romeo Junior… Everything is done to convince customers to switch to more ecological driving, and for this the manufacturers have solid arguments, the progress made on green vehicles in recent years is quite exceptional.
Despite this, sales of fully electric cars tend to stagnate in 2024 while the hybrid market explodes. In France, “only” one vehicle in six sold new runs solely on electricity. However, manufacturers are offering more and more 100% electric models, as is the case for example at Renault with the Megane, Scenic, R5 and R4, or at Peugeot with the 2008. In Paris this week, it will there is electricity in the air. But it is only later that we will know if the brands have succeeded in converting a clientele that today is still often quite hesitant to take the plunge.