Electric mobility is smart mobility

Electric mobility, the fight against environmental pollution, the new culture of energy efficiency and public transport policy are all fundamental issues, especially in this period of great technological and climactic transformations. What is the future scenario of mobility? Will the automobile sector rise to the challenges posed by the planet, challenges that many large multinationals are already addressing? In order to take stock of these very issues, Federmotorizzazione organised the “General Assembly for Mobility” at the Confcommercio in Milan: a round table event attended by representatives from the industry, institutions and the political sphere, with speeches and discussion panels made up of experts and industry journalists.

The new energy ecosystem has only one access key, and it is called digital intelligence. As for vehicles powered exclusively by electricity, according to the International Energy Agency, the global growth scenarios for electric vehicles are encouraging. Just think of the ban on diesel or petrol cars by 2040 introduced by Britain, France and Germany and the 4 billion euros the Italian government allocated for the replacement of polluting buses last year.

Undoubtedly, in order to spread the culture of electric mobility and motivate drivers to purchase electric cars, the market needs to come up with reasonable offers, especially to eliminate the established belief that ecological cars are expensive cars. In his speech, Piglia explained that the reduction in the cost of car batteries, which are genuine energy reserves thanks to the Vehicle-to-Grid revolution, will significantly contribute to a reduction in the cost of e-cars. Today, models such as the Nissan Leaf, developed in partnership with our Group, can offer enough autonomy to cover 95% of average daily travel.

Piglia pointed out that such partnerships are decisive in facilitating the growth of the electric-powered automobile sector, explaining how car manufacturers will increasingly invest in the production of electric models. The distribution of a network of infrastructures throughout the national and international territory is also fundamental: Enel is already working on this with the EVA+ and E-VIA FLEX-E projects.