Minister Kacır's Statement on Chery's Samsun Investment

The Future of Electric Vehicles and Sustainable Mobility

In recent years, around the world electric vehicles (HOME) and hybrid vehicles There is increasing interest in this. This is related to both environmental factors and economic reasons. Electric vehicles battery technologies ve charging infrastructures The developments in this regard are making these vehicles more widespread. In particular, the decrease in battery costs and the increase in energy density are increasing the appeal of electric vehicles.

Global Market Share of Electric Vehicles

In 2022, around the world 17 million electric vehicles This figure represents the share of electric vehicles in the global automotive market. percent 20 In our country, developments in this area are also remarkable. In the first four months of 2023, hybrid vehicle sales increased compared to the previous year. percent 134 In the same period, electric vehicle sales increased by percent 103 has increased at the rate of.

Improvements in Charging Infrastructure

One of the biggest problems of electric vehicle users in our country charging infrastructure Important steps are being taken on this. Open Innovation Autonomous Vehicle Development and Test Platform has been implemented to support the testing and integration processes. Thanks to this platform, the rapidly increasing charging ports With the addition of fast charging infrastructure, users can charge their electric vehicles more easily. The fast charging infrastructure has been developed in the last year alone. doubled has been removed. Currently, there are 12 thousand fast charging 30 thousand charging ports has been reached.

Investment Opportunities and Domestic Production

In the interviews with automotive companies that have not invested in our country, Türkiye's offer value propositions ve investment opportunities is shared. The world's largest electric vehicle manufacturer BYD, Annual in Manisa 150 thousand electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle It plans to establish a production facility with a capacity of Chery An investment of similar scale with the brand, in Samsun, 200 thousand capacity Such investments increase the potential of our country in the automotive sector.

Future Vision: 2030 Goals

Market share of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2030 percent 35 It is aimed to exceed the level of domestic production. In addition, the rate of domestic production percent 75and increasing the total production capacity to 1 million It is planned to reach 100,000 units. These targets will strengthen our country's position in the automotive sector and enable it to play an important role in the field of sustainable mobility.

Autonomous Vehicle Technologies and the Future

Minister Kacır stated that the necessary steps will be taken to ensure that Level 2030 domestic autonomous vehicles are produced in our country by 3. Autonomous vehicle technologies will have an important place in the future automotive market, as well as electric vehicles. In this context, domestic production and R&D studies will increase Türkiye's competitiveness in this area.

In Conclusion

All these developments reveal Türkiye's potential in the field of electric vehicles and sustainable mobility. Thanks to both domestic production and international investments, our country's automotive sector is entering a significant transformation process. These initiatives for the future will enable Türkiye to become more competitive in the global market. With the spread of electric vehicles and the strengthening of the charging infrastructure, the necessary groundwork for sustainable mobility is being created.