Why will it be cheaper before 2030 to build an electric car than one of combustion

Electric cars currently drag the fame of ‘expensive’.At least, more than other models of its segment with combustion engines.However, this could change in a few years and before 2030 this trend could be reversed thanks to technological advances and regulations.

As indicated by the Audi CEO, Markus Duesmann, in less than five years, could be reduced by half the manufacturing costs of this type of vehicles.He has mentioned it in an interview with Autocar, where he has talked about the situation of the firm and the plans of the future of the German company.

It is already known that the manufacturer will not develop new combustion engines, although the date that will mark the end of the existence of this type of block in the brand models will be specified according to market demands.In any case, it seems that electrification will be the way to follow from now on, as with many other brands in the sector.

At the moment, the manufacturing cost of this type of vehicles is considerably high and the firms must carry out a remarkable investment in infrastructure to maintain the construction of these cars in a prolonged way.This has an impact on its sale price, which is sometimes still considered elevated despite discounts and government aid granted.However, Duesmann ensures that this will change, since it is expected that by 2025 these manufacturing costs will be reduced by 50%."Technology is already sufficiently developed to see that this can happen," he said.

Combustion cars will be more expensive

This will join the new rules dictated for combustion vehicles.The objective is that the new engines comply with the new Euro 7 regulations, characterized by being very restrictive in terms of the levels of emissions allowed from 2025.Due to this, the manufacturing cost of a diesel or gasoline car will be significant.200 euros and the e-tron, of similar size, from 77.500 euros-.Therefore, the German brand's CEO believes that the prices of both types of vehicles will be matched in the middle of this decade.

By 2027 it is expected that the manufacture of electric models will be much cheaper, which could become a cheaper option against combustion.Thus, it is likely that more people decide to buy one of these cars, but this does not mean that they will become ‘cheap’ cars as such.It will also depend on the extent to which the price of diesel and gasoline is increased, so knowing exactly how much it will cost us to buy one or another car and to what extent it will compensate us to opt for an option is something that we can only verify with the Over the years.