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system is required for access to new markets and customers in Romania and the EU / Europe. One of the automotive industry’s most widely used international standards for quality management is the cornerstone EPD standard, EN 15804, which has been broadly adopted worldwide. In July 2019, a major amendment, EN15804+A2, was approved which changes EPDs significantly and will become mandatory in July 2022. It provides the updated quality management system requirements for the design and development, production, installation and service of automotive-related products.
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Current Market Trends & Demands - Electric Cars
In Romania, APIA (the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Importers - www.apia.ro ) proposed ambitious objectives for the coming years to the authorities, respectively about 50,000 EVs in 2025 and about 300,000 units in 2030. It is estimated that the global demand for electric cars will increase strongly in the coming years, reaching approximately 5 million units per year in 2026 and a market share of about 25% - (3). The proposal was based on the EU Green Deal requirements of a 55% reduction of CO2 emissions by 2030 and on the Clean Vehicle Directive for the procurement of "green" vehicles by public authorities. The proposal was also based on relevant national legislation calling for the acquisition of at least 50 million Euros of green vehicles in 2020. (3).
However, considering the 2020 trend, and the EU and Romanian acquisitions incentive programs for "green" vehicles, it is expected that these objectives will be exceeded. Thus, based on currently available data, an increase of approximately 70% - 80% is expected for electric vehicles purchases in 2021 (6,000 units) and 2022 (9,000 units). The total number of electric cars existing in Romania will reach approximately 20,000 units at the end of 2022.
The installation of approximately 1,500-2,000 public and private recharging stations in the next 2-3 years is supported by government incentive programs. The number of private (residential) charging stations will also increase (some manufacturers provide, in addition to the electric car, a recharging station - wall box). (3)
In the European Union we can see an increasing trend toward the purchases of electric vehicles (ACEA source), which witnessed an increase of +122% (570,000 units in 2020 vs. 257,000 units in 2019). The market share of electric cars reached 10% in Q3 2020.
Although the total passenger car market in Romania decreased by 25.3%, the acquisitions of electric cars (BEV & PHEV) increased by 74.2%, to a market share of 2.7%. It is expected that 3,500 BEV & PHEV vehicles (+84% vs. 2019) will be registered in Romania in 2020.
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