On the automotive theme, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen share few things. When the first wants to accelerate the transition to electric cars, the second deals above all with consumers and purchasing power. The argus is responsible for detailing their major proposals.
The results of 1er round of the 2022 presidential election gave birth to a long-awaited outcome: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen meet again to gain access to the Elysée. These have already expressed themselves vis-à-vis the automotive sector and their programs are very different to say the least. It is all the more interesting to know their opinions since the sector is in crisis: shortage of semiconductors and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict do not mix well with the good health of the automobile industry.
The “all-electric” question
On March 14, the representatives of the candidates were able to express themselves on the automotive theme, following a day organized by the main players in the sector (Mobilians, PFA, etc.). Emmanuel Macron, through his spokesperson Bruno Le Maire, indicated his ultimate goal: “ produce in France nearly 2 million electric vehicles each year by 2030 “.
To do this, La République en Marche (LREM) wishes to “ relocate and open more battery factories “. To read between the lines, this means getting closer to a strategy close to Tesla, namely to create gigafactories powerful (battery factories). The country would thus be technologically sovereign and could redistribute excess wealth to other countries in need. Marine Le Pen, for her part, remains unfavorable to the forced and too fast electrification of the car. Proof, she wants to delete EPZs because ecology must be done by encouraging » and not by discrimination as it is envisaged today.
In addition, the 2 candidates also say they remain open to other technologies, hydrogen in the lead. But rather than counting only on the future, Marine Le Pen imposes her current vision of things. It wants to bring hybrid technology into the panoply of so-called clean vehicles and thus oppose European standards announcing the end of thermal energy by 2035.
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Driver aids
Past the industry chapter, the candidate of the RN relies mainly on purchasing power. Thus, Marine Le Pen wishes to guarantee a “ €1,000 loan to convert your car to bioethanol “. An easy way to guarantee lower prices at the pump for the motorists concerned (read below). The other flagship measure of the party concerns the nationalization of highways. ” This will make it possible to lower the price of tolls by 10 to 15%, to deliver one and a half billion euros per year to the state budget “, she had explained. But difficult to envisage it in the short or medium term, given the debts of the said private companies as well as the cost of maintenance of the motorway network.
Emmanuel Macron meanwhile, spoke of extending the ecological bonus and the conversion bonus ” the longest time possible “. A measure amplified by the proposal to create a ” social leasing », resumption of the Socialist Party. The latter is simply defined: with a list of selective criteria, the State would cover part of the rent for a 100% electric model, so that it does not exceed €100 for the buyer. His latest proposal would be to completely pay for the driver’s license (code + driving) for certain young people. This will require being engaged in the Universal National Service (SNU).
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The thorny question of fuels
In terms of fuels, the Macron Government has decided to strike a blow with its immediate discount of 18 cents per liter in mainland France. Until July 31, 2022, “ the operation must reduce the bill by €9 after filling up with 60 liters “Reported Jean Castex at the beginning of the month. This discount also has the advantage of not leaving out any type of fuel. But there is not much more to dig on the side of the LREM candidate.
The National Rally is more ambitious on the subject of fuel. ” It’s been six months since I proposed to lower the VAT from 20% to 5.5% on energy (electricity, gas, fuel, etc.) in order to return 12 billion euros to the French Said Marine Le Pen. This measure, if it materializes, would save citizens between 30 and 45 cents at the pump.
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