Electric Car Markets in Europe: Ten Countries Analysis and Strategic Overview

This unique report provides information, projections, insight and strategic thinking on the development of the electric car market in Europe, together with the battery and infrastructure developments essential to its growth.

The report:

* Outlines relevant technologies involved

* Describes EU legislation and strategies

* Provides a strategic market overview of Europe, including ICG market forecasts to 2020 and national comparative analyses

* In each country:

o Provides and comments on ICG market forecasts to 2020

o Outlines government programs

o Describes market activities by company participants including:

* Cars

* Batteries

* Infrastructure

* Power

* Identifies market opportunities

* Profiles over 90 relevant companies and organizations

The countries reviewed represent almost 90% of the European market, and include Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and UK.

Profiled market participants include:

a2a
acciona
aci consult
alelion batteries
allied vehicles
bee automobiles
better place
bmw
bollor?
byd company
ce11a ce
centric automotive
critical software
daimler group
dbt
delta motosport
dong energy
duracar holding
electric cars eur
ecolori
ecotricity
edag
edf
edp
efacec
effedi automobile
electroengine
elektromotive
electrasun
endesa
enel enexis
e.on
epyon power
etc
fiat
ford motor co
formula zero
gordon murray
gm europe
green propulsion
heuliez
iberdrola
imperia automobile
indra
ingeteam
inteli
jaguar/landrover
jjad
leaseplan corp
liberty electric
lightning car co
lithium balance
lotus engineering
lynx electric
magna int. inc
mercedes-benz
micro-vett
mitsubishi
mobi.e tech
nissan
novabase panasonic
philips applied tech
pininfarina
porsche automobil
powercircle
prodrive
psa
renault
reva electric car
rheinenergie
ricardo control
rwe
saab
saft
schneider electric
seat
spyker
systeam
tata motors
tazzari group
telefonica
test site sweden
the plugin company
think
toyota
vag group
volvo
zytec

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION
Background
This Report

2. TECHNOLOGY
Electric Cars
Batteries
Charging Infrastructure
Power Supply

3. EUROPEAN UNION: LEGISLATION AND STRATEGIES
Implementing Agreement on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Emissions Reductions
CO2: Auto Emissions
European Green Cars Initiative

4. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW: EUROPEAN MARKETS
Markets and Trends
Strategic Rationale for Electric Vehicle Adoption
Innovation & Competitiveness
CO2 emissions
Moving forward
Market Forecasts

5. BELGIUM 30
Markets and Forecasts
Market Background
Market Forecasts
National Programmes
Consumer Incentives
Infrastructure Development
Market Activity
Cars and Batteries
ELEKTROMOTIVE
GREEN PROPULSION
IMPERIA AUTOMOBILES / GREEN PROPULSION
LEASEPLAN BELGIUM
PANASONIC
THE PLUGIN COMPANY
REVA
TOYOTA
Infrastructure and Power
ELECTRABEL
Conclusions and Opportunity

6. DENMARK
Markets and Forecasts
Market Background
Market Forecasts
Government Programmes
Renault/Better Place
Edison Project
Market Activity
Cars and Batteries
LITHIUM BALANCE A/S
LYNX ELECTRIC
BYD
Infrastructure and Power
DONG ENERGY
In co-operation with Project Better Place, the company has taken the initiative of installing recharging stations and battery charging facilities ahead of the Project's launch in 2011.
Conclusions and Opportunity

7. FRANCE 46
Markets and Trends
Market Background
Market Forecasts
National Programmes
Market Activity
Cars and Batteries
BOLLORÉ
DAIMLER
HEULIEZ
PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN
RENAULT
SAFT
OTHERS
Infrastructure and Power
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
DBT
EDF
Conclusions and Opportunity

8. GERMANY
Markets and Trends
Market Background
Market Forecasts
National Programmes
National Electromobility Development Plan
Federal Assistance for Electromobility Development
Economic Stimulus Package II
Existing Programmes for Electromobility Development
Battery Development
E-Energy Technology
Infrastructure Programmes
Market Activity
Cars and Batteries
BMW
DAIMLER
GM
MERCEDES
OPEL (GM)
PORSCHE
VOLKSWAGEN/AUDI (VAG)
EDAG
MAGNA
Infrastructure and Power Supply
FORD/RHEIN-ENERGIE
RWE/DAIMLER
E.ON
Conclusions and Opportunity

9. ITALY
Markets and Forecasts
Market Background
Market Forecasts
National Programmes
National policies
Regional policies
Lombardy
Lazio
Infrastructure development
e-mobility Italy
e-moving
Current R&D programmes
The MOVE team, Politecnico di Milano
POMOS (Centre for Sustainable Transport)
Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF) (Fiat Research Centre)
Market Activity
Cars and Batteries
DAIMLER
ECOLORI ENERMOVE
ECOMISSION
EFFIDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
FIAT
PININFARINA
REVA
TAZZARI GROUP
Infrastructure and Power Supply
A2A
ENEL
Conclusions and Opportunity

10. NETHERLANDS
Markets and Trends
Market Background
Market Forecasts
National Programmes
Action Plan for Electric Vehicles
Development Projects
e-laad.nl
Amsterdam
Friesland
Research and Development
D-INCERT
c.mm.n
Market Activity
Cars and Batteries
CENTRIC AUTOMOTIVE.
DURACAR HOLDING B.V.
ELECTRIC CARS EUROPE
FORMULA ZERO
PHILIPS APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES
SPYKER
Infrastructure and Power Supply
ENEXIS B.V.
EPYON POWER
Conclusions and Opportunity

11. PORTUGAL
Markets and Forecasts
Market Background
Market Forecasts
National Programmes
Mobi-E Network
Consumer incentives
Integrated Electric Mobility Model
Market Activity
Cars and Batteries
RENAULT-NISSAN
NISSAN-NEC
THE U-CAR
Infrastructure and Power
EDP S.A. (ENERGIAS DE PORTUGAL)
MOBI.E TECH
IT_EV GROUP
INTELI
CEIIA-CE
CRITICAL SOFTWARE
EDP INOVAÇAO
EFACEC
NOVABASE
Conclusions and Opportunity

12. SPAIN
Markets and Trends
Market Background
Market Forecasts
National Programmes
Proyecto Movele
Strategy to Promote Electric Vehicles in Spain
Consumer incentives
Research Programmes
IREC
Market Activity
Cars and Batteries
DAIMLER-ACCIONA
FORD
MICRO-VETT
RENAULT
RENAULT/NISSAN
SEAT
THINK
Infrastructure and Power
ACCIONA
ENDESA
IBERDROLA
INDRA
INGETEAM
TELEFONICA
Conclusions and Opportunity

13. SWEDEN
Markets and Forecasts
Market Background
Market Forecasts
National Programmes
Green Highway
Legacy Infrastructure
Stockholm
Swedish Electric Mobility Initiative
Research
ETC Battery and Fuel Cells Sweden AB
PowerCircle
Test Site Sweden
Market Activity
Cars and Batteries
ALELION BATTERIES AB
ELECTROENGINE IN SWEDEN AB
SAAB
VOLVO CARS
Infrastructure and Power Supply
VATTENFALL
Conclusions and Opportunity

14. UNITED KINGDOM
Markets and Trends
Market Background
Market Forecasts
National Programmes
Vehicle Incentive Scheme
Consumer subsidy
Manufacturer Requirements
Infrastructure Development
Plugged In Places
Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Grant Programme
Plug-In Vehicle Economics and Infrastructure project/Joined-Cities Plan
Low Carbon Vehicle Projects
Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform
Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrators
Low Carbon Economic Areas
Other pilot schemes
University-based Research
Cranfield University
Durham University Centre for Automotive Research
Manchester University Aerospace Research Institute
Oxford Brookes University Sustainable Vehicle Engineering Centre
Sheffield University Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering - Electrical Machines and Drives Research Group
University of Southampton School of Engineering Sciences
Strathclyde University Institute for Energy and Environment
University of Warwick
Market Activity
Cars and Batteries
ALLIED VEHICLES GROUP
BEE AUTOMOBILES
CITROËN
DELTA MOTORSPORT
ECOTRICITY
FIAT
FORD
GORDON MURRAY DESIGN/ZYTEK
GREEN MOTORSPORT LTD.
JAGUAR/LANDROVER
JJAD LTD.
LIBERTY ELECTRIC CARS
LIGHTNING CAR COMPANY
LOTUS ENGINEERING
NISSAN
PRODRIVE
RICARDO CONTROL AND ELECTRONICS TECHNICAL CENTRE
TOYOTA
VAUXHALL
Infrastructure and Power Supply
ELEKTROMOTIVE
IBERDROLA RENOVABLES
E.ON
SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY
Conclusions and Opportunity

15. CONCLUSIONS
Vehicle sales
Integration of renewable energy/smart grid technology
Personal transport management
Investment in/partnerships for technology development
Revived automotive industry
APPENDIX A
PROFILES OF MARKET PARTICIPANTS
APPENDIX B
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY GROUP LTD

TABLE OF EXHIBITS
Table 1: National Data
Table 2: Europe - Forecast Market Development 2010-2020
Table 3: Belgium - Forecast Market Development 2010-2020
Table 4: Denmark - Forecast Market Development 2010-2020
Table 5: Denmark - Edison Project Work Programmes
Table 6: France - Forecast Market Development 2010-2020
Table 7: France - Plan for Electric Vehicle Development
Table 8: Germany - Forecast Market Development 2010-2020
Table 9: Germany - Research Priorities and Projects
Table 10: Italy - Forecast Market Development 2010-2020
Table 11: Netherlands - Forecast Market Development 2010-2020
Table 12: Netherlands - Strategy for Electric Vehicle Adoption
Table 13: Portugal - Forecast Market Development 2010-2020
Table 14: Spain - Forecast Market Development 2010-2020
Table 15: Sweden - Forecast Market Development 2010-2020
Table 16: UK - Forecast Market Development 2010-2020
Table 17: UK - Requirements for Vehicle Incentive Scheme 2011

FIGURES
Figure 1: Configurations of BEV and PHEV
Figure 2: National Comparisons - Forecast Annual Market Size by Value 2020
Figure 3: National Comparisons - Forecast Annual Unit Market 2020
Figure 4: National Comparisons - Forecast Total Unit Sales 2011-2020
Figure 5: National Comparisons - Estimated % of Total New Car Registrations 2011-2020
Figure 6: Belgium - Estimated % of Total Annual Car Sales 2011-2020
Figure 7: Belgium - Forecast Build-up of Unit Market 2011-2020
Figure 8: Denmark - Estimated % of Total Annual Car Sales 2011-2020
Figure 9: Denmark - Forecast Build-up of Unit Market 2011-2020
Figure 10: France - Estimated % of Total Annual Car Sales 2011-2020
Figure 11: France - Forecast Build-up of Unit Market 2011-2020
Figure 12: Germany - Estimated % of Total Annual Car Sales 2011-2020
Figure 13: Germany - Forecast Build-up of Unit Market 2011-2020
Figure 14: Italy - Estimated % of Total Annual Car Sales 2011-2020
Figure 15: Italy - Forecast Build-up of Unit Market 2011-2020
Figure 16: Netherlands - Estimated % of Total Annual Car Sales 2011-2020
Figure 17: Netherlands - Forecast Build-up of Unit Market 2011-2020
Figure 18: Portugal - Estimated % of Total Annual Car Sales 2011-2020
Figure 19: Portugal - Forecast Build-up of Unit Marker 2011-2020
Figure 20: Spain - Estimated % of Total Annual Car Sales 2011-2020
Figure 21: Spain - Forecast Build-up of Unit Market 2011-2020
Figure 22: Sweden - Estimated % of Total Annual Car Sales 2011-2020
Figure 23: Sweden - Forecast Build-up of Unit market 2011-2020
Figure 24: UK - Estimated % of Total Annual Car Sales 2011-2020
Figure 25: UK - Forecast Build-up of Unit Market 2011-2020

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