As throughout the world, interest in electric cars has increased in our country. The sales figures also prove it. Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport, Elmin Mammadov, stated during his speech at the “Sustainable Transport for the Future” event that the number of electric vehicles in our country has increased by 60 percent. Both ecologically and economically, these cars are very profitable. Because electric cars run on clean energy, they reduce carbon emissions and are less harmful to the environment. Additionally, fuel costs are lower compared to traditional internal combustion engines. However, although there are many positive aspects, trust in electric cars has not fully formed in a part of the population. Some are concerned about the lack of charging stations, others about the lack of technicians, and others about the lack of service centers.
“Caspian” newspaper article on the subject.
For your information, in March 2024, the President Ilham Aliyev signed an Order to promote the use of electric cars in the country. According to the decree, based on the proposals of the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the Ministry of Energy, OJSC “Azerenerji” and OJSC “Azerishiq”, the government was instructed to determine the location and installation of electric charging stations in the period of one month. .
There will be no problem with charging stations
Eyyub Aliyev, executive director of the Association of Automobile Dealers of Azerbaijan, stated in his statement to the newspaper “Kaspi” that the number of chargers installed in Baku and the regions has exceeded 200: “It is planned to increase this number until the end of Si “We were afraid to visit the regions with electric cars, now we will not have problems with charging stations. You can also go to Nabran and return, it is possible to go to mountainous roads with ease.”
When there is a problem with the car…
It is known that the second thing that worries drivers of electric cars is the lack of spare parts and the lack of qualified craftsmen. The expert states that when you buy a car at an official representative office, it has a master, warranty and spare parts: “But if you buy it from unknown companies or individuals, when the car needs inspection, we do not find the master, nor the warranty, nor the spare parts, because the cars come in different types. Sometimes the appearance is the same, but in many cases the part that fails is due to that difference, in this case it is advisable to buy the car from the official importer, you know which door there is. to call. It is true that there is a price difference between official importers and private sellers.
Citizens trust in buying an electric car
Transport expert Eldeniz Jafarov says that during the first eight months of this year, more electric cars were brought into the country: “It is known that no customs duties or taxes are applied to the import of electric cars into the country. Today, When bringing an electric car worth 50,000 manats into the country, it costs about 300 manats and a fee is paid. This is very profitable for both private car owners and businessmen. Previously, electric cars were brought more informally. and there were no official service centers. Now that official dealers and distributors bring them, it generates confidence.”
By the end of the year there will be at least 500 charging points
Regarding the number of charging stations, the expert states that the equipment necessary to create these stations has been exempt from import duties by the State: “This is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to bring this equipment and increase the number of charging stations. Today, there are about 300 energy. There are about 200 of them installed by the state, and the rest are organized by private institutions Every day, “Azerishik” installs at least one charging station, and I think for. By the end of this year, there will be at least 500 charging stations. The number of electric cars is proportional to the number of charging stations. This means that the more charging stations, the more electric cars will increase.
Two main conditions to buy an electric car
The expert also confirms that the complaint of some electric car users is related to the lack of spare parts and repairmen: “This is because our citizens sometimes buy electric cars that do not have an official distributor in the country.” In this case, of course, they do not have a repairman or spare part, which is why we recommend that our citizens buy electric cars that have official service in the country, that is, manufactured for Europe, so that they do not have any. problems during repair. “If our citizens follow these two basic conditions, they will not have any problems.”
