ev industry in latvia 2012
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Presentation on EV industry in Latvia 2012 in International Energy Agency agreement on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles ExeCo meeting, Stuttgart, 2012.TRANSCRIPT
Hybrid and electric vehicle ac0vi0es in Latvia
37th IA-‐HEV ExCo mee0ng, October 2012
37th IA-‐HEV ExCo mee1ng, October 15, 2012
EV introduc0on in Latvia Ø Electric vehicles in Latvia introduced rela0vely late Ø E-‐mobility mostly developed by private and NGO sectors
Ø First charging sta0on installed in Riga in 2010 by local charging sta0on manufacturer (ELTUS).
Ø Several NGOs are ac0ve in this field such as Zero Emission Mobility Support
Society, Green energy technology cluster (Kurzeme Business Incubator) represen0ng – 60 companies.
Ø Pilot projects in municipali0es (Riga, Liepaja) and state owned companies (Latvenergo, Rigas Sa0ksme)
Ø In 2012 Latvian Centre for Excellence in E-‐mobility was created.
Ø First state support program expected in 2013.
37th IA-‐HEV ExCo mee1ng, October 15, 2012
E-‐mobility development mo0va0on
Poli0cal
• + Reduce energy dependence
• + EU policies regarding CO2 emission reduc0on
• -‐ Budgetary restric0ons
Economical
• + high gas prices for local purchase power
• -‐ No incen0ves from government
Geographical
• + small distances. Makes it suitable for implemen0ng current e-‐mobility technology
• -‐ Cold climate
Environmental
• + Reduce pollu0on – CO2 emissions. “Green” electricity mix.
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EV policies and regula0on Ø Currently minimal exis0ng na0onal policies
Ø No EV charging policies, no non-‐financial incen0ves on na0onal level
Ø Financial incen0ves Ø Some exis0ng tax reliefs
Ø Car tax (one 0me) – depending on CO2 emission level – 0 LVL for EVs
Ø Vehicle opera0on tax (annually) – EVs are exempt.
Ø Disincen0ves Ø ICE car conversion to EVs – each converted vehicle has to be approved individually
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EV policies and regula0on (2)
Ø Two municipali0es with EV policies: Riga and Jurmala
Ø Riga sustainable energy plan Ø Expressed support for introduc0on of EV’s.
Ø EV charging infrastructure not included un0l 2014.
Ø Support for free EV parking on Riga city streets and municipal car parks
Ø Support for free EV entrance in Jūrmala City and Riga Old
Town.
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EV Industry (1) Ø EV manufacturing: 2 companies:
Ø OSCar -‐ extended range electric rally car “eO” (2011) Ø Amoplant -‐ HEV busses “CITEA” (Start of produc0on planned by the end of 2012)
Ø ICE vehicle conversion to EVs: 3 companies
Ø Specenergo Ø Elektroauto Ø Electric Rhino Run
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EV Industry: manufacturing (2) Ø OSCar EO extended range electric rally car -‐ par0cipa0ng in Rally Dakar 2011
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EV Industry (2) Ø EV components
Ø 1 EV invertor manufacturing company (OSCar)
Ø Infrastructure manufacturing
Ø 3 charging sta0on manufacturing companies (Eltus; Green Science, Amber Power)
Ø 1 wireless charging equipment manufacturer (RS Factor)
Ø Baiery technology Ø Applied Electronics Labs – baiery forma0on technologies and laboratory
equipment
Ø Batergo -‐ Al-‐Fe-‐O baiery development
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On the road (1) Ø Economic crisis in 2008-‐2009 extremely affected vehicle market in Latvia – drop by 88%: Ø 2007 -‐ 35839 new cars sold Ø 2009 – 4163 new cars sold
Ø Market recovery in years 2010-‐2012
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2011 2012.9 months Total purchased cars 43468 37044 Total new cars 10434 24% 9655 26% EVs 2 0.02% 9 0.1% Extended range EVs 1 0.01% 1 0.01% HEVs 115 1.1% na -‐-‐
On the road (2) Ø Number of cars in 09.2012:
Ø 698 thousand vehicles Ø 348 thousand (50%) – petrol cars Ø 312 thousand (45%) – diesel cars Ø 38 thousand (5%) – natural gas Ø 11 – electric vehicles Ø 2 – extended range vehicles (electric + diesel engine)
Ø Sales expecta0ons 2013-‐2020 Ø 350 electric vehicles in 2015 Ø 10000 electric vehicles by 2020
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On the road (3) Ø Currently available EVs:
Ø Mitsubishi iMiew (2011) Ø FIAT Fiorino Electricco (2011) Ø Tazzari Zero (2011) Ø Th!nk City (2012) Ø Mia Electric (2012) Ø Opel Ampera (2012)
Ø Companies that are bringing EVs to Latvia in 2013 Ø Nissan Ø Renault
Ø Currently available low-‐speed EVs Ø Melex Ø Alke
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Charging infrastructure Ø 9 Charging loca0ons in 3 ci0es
Ø 7 -‐ Riga, 1 -‐ Jurmala, 1 – Jelgava Ø 8 charging points 3.7 kW, 1 – 20kW Ø 8 electricity for free, payment for parking;
Ø All charging sta0ons are either in private parking lots or public areas installed by NGOs
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Planned developments in 2013 Ø E-‐mobility included in Na0onal Development Plan for 2014-‐2020
Ø Proposed grant programme for new EV vehicle purchases:
Ø 50% grant (up to 18000 EUR) – financed by sales of CO2 emission
Ø One-‐0me support, individual applica0ons on project basis
Ø Development of Na0onal E-‐mobility Program, e-‐mobility policy development and implementa0on.
Ø Support for E-‐mobility industry
Ø Support for e-‐mobility companies in Green Technology Cluster
Ø Support for pilot projects and scien0fic research in Centre for Excellency in E-‐mobility
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Thank you!
Latvian Center for Excellency in E-‐mobility Aivars Rubenis tel. +371 29462363 [email protected]
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