Electric Vehicles Could Take 33 Percent of Global Sales by 2028, Says AlixPartners

EVs accounted for less than 8 percent of global sales last year, says AlixPartners.

Electric Vehicles Could Take 33 Percent of Global Sales by 2028, Says AlixPartners

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Total vehicle sales in the US are expected to rise to 16 million in 2023

Highlights
  • Automakers may benefit from separating their ICE and EV businesses
  • Raw materials for EVs cost more than twice those for ICEs
  • AlixPartners expect supply constraints continuing into 2024
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Electric vehicle sales could reach 33 percent globally by 2028 and 54 percent by 2035, as demand accelerates in most major markets, consultant AlixPartners said on Wednesday.

EVs accounted for less than 8 percnet of global sales last year, and just under 10 percent in the first quarter of 2022.

To support that demand, automakers and suppliers now expect to invest at least $526 billion (roughly 41 lakh crore) on EVs and batteries from 2022 – 2026, the firm said at its annual Global Automotive Outlook briefing. That is more than double the five-year EV investment forecast of $234 billion (roughly 18 lakh crore) from 2020 – 2024.

Those higher investments "have now made EV growth inevitable," according to Mark Wakefield, co-leader of the firm's automotive practice.

The industry still faces economic and supply chain challenges during the transition from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to EVs, Wakefield added.

The transition will require "drastic changes to operating models -- not just plants and people, but the whole way of working," he said.

Some companies will benefit from separating their ICE and EV businesses, he added.

Raw materials for EVs also cost more than twice those for ICEs: $8,255 (roughly Rs. 6,43,578) per vehicle vs $3,662 (roughly Rs. 2,86,538) per vehicle, as of May 2022.

The ICE-to-EV transition will cost automakers and suppliers a cumulative $70 billion (roughly 5.5 lakh crore) by 2030, according to Elmar Kades, co-leader of the automotive practice, including bankruptcies and restructuring.

AlixPartners sees supply constraints continuing into 2024, and expects total global vehicle sales to dip to 79 million units this year, before climbing to 95 million in 2024.

In the United States, total vehicle sales are expected to rise to 16 million in 2023 and peak at 17.5 million in 2024 before starting to decline in 2025 – 2026.

© Thomson Reuters 2022


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