Plans and Perspectives for Electric Vehicles use and promotion in Lithuania

Rolandas Bražinskas, Adviser to the MinisterApril 28, 2011

• Global context;

• Implications of the new White paper on electromobility;

• MoTC vision on electromobility;

• Main issues to be solved;

• Study on electromobility promotion;

• Conclusions.

OVERVIEW

Key priorities for national ITS development 2010.05.12

Electric vehicle: a means to achieve important goals?

EU climate and energy goals—the “20-20-20” targets

(Communication from the Commission of 13 November

2008 - Energy efficiency: delivering the 20% target

[COM(2008) 772);

Halve the use of ‘conventionally-fuelled’ cars in urban transport by

2030; phase them out in cities by 2050; achieve essentially

CO2-free in city logistics by 2030 (White Paper 2011.

Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area :Towards a

competitive and resource efficient transport system)

• Clear future policy frameworks on electric cars;• To break the transport system’s dependence on oil

without reducing mobility ;

• To achieve the goals to use less and greener energy;• To reduce negative impact of transport on the

environment and key natural assets like water, land and ecosystems.

Common global challenges (White Paper 2011)

• Lack of related infrastructure;

• Electric cars are mostly brand new cars and are not

affordable for masses;

• There are no incentives for electric car buyers;

• Two large number of old cars in the country and low

awareness for safe and economic cars.

Main obstacles for electric cars in Lithuania

Private cars by age, 2009

• Facilitated registration of re-manufactured electric vehicles;

• Agreement on interinstitutional study for electric cars industry

and electromobility promotion in Lithuania;

• On-going participation in European Commission’s actions for

electronic equipment standardization for electric cars (State

Road Transport Inspectorate).

July 14, 2010 conference on Electric cars: further steps

• Extensive electricity market development in Baltic region

and neighbouring countries (nuclear power plants);

• Lithuania is too dependant from fossil fuels;

• Qualified and competitive workforce in Lithuania –

prerequisite for industry of electric cars or its parts;

• Removed barriers for electric cars – streamlined registration

procedures for re-manufactured electric vehicles.

Potential for electric cars use in Lithuania

• Timeframe: 2011-2012;

• Initiated and financed by: MoEc, MoEn, MoTC;

• Three parts:

1. Industrial potential (strategic manufacturer, local industry, car

parts industry);

2. Electromobility promotion (incentives, exemptions,

compensations);

3. Energy supply (charging stations, certification).

Study on Electric Cars industry potential and electromobility promotion

• Serial electric cars production by 2020;

• Complete charging stations network in biggest

cities by 2015;

• Electrified urban public transport by 2030;

• Increase electric cars fleet to 50 per cent by

2050.

Electric cars in Lithuania: vision

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

AČIŪ!

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