The government is ending the conversion bonus from next year. The measure, acclaimed by the French, allowed around a million motorists to change cars. It has been in place since 2018. The ecological bonus remains in force for the purchase of an electric car. Social leasing will also be renewed in 2025. However, the envelope intended for this aid increases from 1.5 billion to 1 billion euros.
Within the Chinese giant Geely, Zeekr will take control of Lynk & Co. For Geely, this involves rationalizing its costs by limiting acquisitions and optimizing its investment in the group. This will limit internal competition in development, and redundant investments explains its director. Zeekr will take 30% stake from Volvo Cars and 20% from Geely Holding to increase to 51%. The transaction will be completed by June 2025.
According to AVERE and the Ministry of Ecology, there are now more than 150,000 charging points in France. They are in addition to the 2 million terminals in businesses and individuals. 10% of them have a power greater than 150 kW. Outlet availability was 70% in October. Concretely, electric car users have a 95% chance of finding an accessible terminal when they need it. Public charging accounted for 45.9 gigawhatthhours last month, or 0.01% of the country's total monthly consumption.
In October, the French electric market fell by 19.3% to 20,899 units among individuals, despite the influence of social leasing. In the top 3, there are two French women and one foreigner. The Peugeot 208 continues to lead the way with 24,747 units sold between January and October. Over the same period, Tesla placed the Model Y second with 20,595 registrations. Finally, 15,217 sales of the Mégane E-Tech allow Renault to complete the top 3.
Don't miss our already online test of the all-new Volvo EX90, which is finally arriving in France after a few months of delay.
Finally the news of the week. Discover the images and especially the price of the entry-level Renault R5 E-Tech. Porsche completes the Taycan range with new, more powerful GTS and Taycan 4. Jaguar communicates on its future, by revealing some photos of its next all-new 4-door model in development.
To summarize
On the agenda this week: the end of the conversion bonus, Geely bringing Zeekr closer to Lynk & Co, an update on public charging stations in France and the electric market still in difficulty in October. Finally the test and the new features of the week.
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