Sustainable mobility: The clean vehicle is gaining ground in Morocco

Expansion: The share of clean cars is increasing in Morocco Thus, 71 models are available and for sale on the Moroccan market

However, the implementation of an infrastructure that accompanies this market is urgent, in particular with the passage of several manufacturers to electric The transition to clean cars is inevitable in the coming years

However, this transition depends on the deployment of a network of electrical terminals throughout the territory In Morocco, hybrid and electric vehicles are slowly but surely making their way into the car fleet

In this sense, the number of own brands has been growing in recent years It has gone from 16 brands and 57 models in 2021 to 18 brands and 71 models in 2022

State of play In volume, 5 714 hybrid and electric cars were sold during the year 2022 against 4,884 in 2021

Thus, the hybrid represents the largest share of sales of clean vehicles in 2022 with 5,027 units sold against 4,196 in 2021, 1,837 in 2020 and 1,886 in 2019 The rechargeable hybrid also achieved an increase in its sales with 516 units sold against 421 in 2021, 139 in 2020 and 89 in 2019

For its part, the electric is progressing timidly After recording 267 sales in 2021, the electric car only sold 171 units in 2022

It also shows that the electric has made a real leap compared to 2020 and 2019 where sales of this type of vehicles had only reached 16 and 12 units respectively Globally, the momentum in sales of vehicles with alternative engines (electrified) is confirmed with an increase of +17%

However, it represents a timid weight of 3 5% of the market while it weighs 45% in Europe

It must be said that the share of diesel remains significant with 85 7% in 2022 (vs 89

2% in 2021) against 14 3% (vs 10

8% in 2021) for gasoline The growth in sales of gasoline engines is explained, according to the Association of Vehicle Importers in Morocco (AIVAM), by the growth of the hybrid

It would seem that currently, the private sector has an appetite for the installation of electric charging stations According to the Association, a project is underway with the CGEM and other actors to activate the process with the government

Indeed, the launch of electricity in Morocco requires the implementation of 600 to 2 500 charging stations

The reflection relates to ultra-fast charging stations at the level of the motorways They also need to be installed in the busiest areas such as at the entrance to towns, supermarkets and service stations

Similarly, AIVAM works with municipalities on a local urban network A roadmap for the first quarter for electricity will be put in place

2035 is tomorrow It must be said that time is running out The countdown for internal combustion engines in Europe has begun

European lawmakers had secured the agreement of the 27 EU member states on a plan that bans the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 Manufacturers are already preparing for it

They are moving more and more towards the production of own brands, which will most likely have an impact on several countries, especially Africa, which remains a small market for the automotive giants For Adil Bennani, president of AIVAM, “2035 is tomorrow

The brands are announcing one after the other their drop in motorization and classic technologies to focus exclusively on electric, others on electric and hydrogen And to specify: “Are we going to keep thermal engines? No

Perhaps for certain brands in a transitional way but what must be said is that the size of our market and in our continent in the world demand is small Unfortunately, we do not count in the strategy of brands and manufacturers in terms of product development or other

The maximum leniency that we can be subject to is moratorium or transitional periods of one or two years, the time that we stop a motorization The strategy is done on three plates, namely America, Europe and Asia”