Jaap Burger15h ago

The French government has announced the measures of its plan to accelerate electrification:

- a ban on gas boilers in new houses from the end of 2026
- increased support for replacing old heating with heat pumps
- 100 regions will pilot comprehensive heat transition plans to phase out gas by 2030

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https://www.info.gouv.fr/actualite/electrification-les-mesures-annoncees-par-le-gouvernement

Électrification : les mesures annoncées par le Gouvernement | info.gouv.fr

VIDÉO. Leasing social, pompes à chaleur, voitures électriques… : la France accélère son électrification pour réduire sa dépendance au gaz et au pétrole et renforcer sa souveraineté. Le soutien à l’électrification atteindra 10 milliards d’euros en 2030.

info.gouv.fr
Show threadJaap Burger15h ago

Doubling down on electric mobility:

- The social leasing scheme, which helps lower-income households switch to an EV, returns in June with double the capacity (2 x 50,000 cars)

- On top of this, support will be provided for an additional 50,000 EVs for 'frequent drivers' in the middle classes

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Show threadJaap Burger15h ago

This should not replace 'dependence on oil' with 'dependence on imported vehicles'. French car makers should produce 400,000 EVs a year (2027) and one million by 2030

- Up to €100,000 of support for electric commercial/HDVs for SMEs

- Dedicated measures for industry and agrifood, such as ovens

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Show threadTroed Sångberg

@burger_jaap I would feel bad for the french though if only french cars are included and not european in general ... ;)

/owner of both a Renault and a Volkswagen

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Show threadFrancis Cook9h ago
@troed @burger_jaap I really hope the new Renault EVs are better than the electrics in their forebears.
Show threadBenjamin Braatz8h ago
@dianshuo @troed @burger_jaap Our Renault Zoë is a nice car. They had affordable EVs quite some time before the German manufacturers.
Show threadFrancis Cook5h ago
@HeptaSean @troed @burger_jaap I like the Zoe but it’s a bit small for us. The German EVs are really not very good they all seem “swap out the old engine for new” and drive poorly with no distance (also why are they all so small inside?!)
Show threadTroed Sångberg5h ago

@dianshuo

Yeah we waited until VW's latest platform which is where they first started doing what I consider to be "EV from the beginning". We have the ID.7 which might be a bigger car than what you're thinking of, but we're very happy with it in all aspects.

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Show threadFrancis Cook5h ago
@troed @HeptaSean @burger_jaap when we were looking, the ID.4 was just out. The 7 looks nice (bit like a BYD). Next one I’d probably get an EV9 or I’d love a Li motors EV (not going to get that here).
Show threadMidgePhoto5h ago
@dianshuo @HeptaSean @troed @burger_jaap
I like my VW ID.3 which was designed from scratch as a BEV.
I didn't love the C4e which wasn't.
The R5 though looks rather cute.
Show threadPetra van Cronenburg7h ago

@troed They only want that their industry produces more. With these subsidies, you are completely free to choose your car. That's why I'm surrounded by Teslas (from Germany) - in the beginning they were nearly the only EVs available.
Meanwhile, you can even order a small Citroen Ami EV at the FNAC (a bookshop!)

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