(MENAFN- AzerNews) By News Center
The transition to electric cars in Turkiye has accelerated with
the effect of producing 100% electric domestic car Togg and
providing infrastructure and technical opportunities. Electric car
sales continue to increase every month. In the January-March
period, 8,188 electric cars were sold in Turkiye. Total automobile
sales in the three-month period amounted to 175,421. The share of
electric cars in total sales was calculated as 4.66 percent in this
period.
Sales in March hiked
The share of electric vehicles in total automobile sales is also
increasing. In the last three months, this share was 4.66%. On a
monthly basis, 1,071 electric cars were sold in January, according
to Automotive Distributors' and Mobility Association (ADMA) data.
While sales were 2,477 in February, there was a jump in March. In
the said month, 4,670 thousand electric cars were sold. Thus, a
total of 8,188 electric sales were realized in the 3-month
period.
The transition to electric cars in Turkiye is progressing at a
lower level than its potential. According to research, one of the
biggest reasons for this is a concern about charging points and the
lack of fast charging points.
60 percent of charging stations are in
Istanbul
Currently, the number of stations is 6,500, and it is expected
to reach 15-20 thousand by the end of the year with Togg. Some 60
percent of these charging stations are located in Istanbul. It is
estimated that the number of electric cars seen in traffic will
increase rapidly with the spread of charging stations in
Anatolia.
Tesla entered the Turkish market with Model
Y
After the domestic car Togg, Tesla, one of the world's leading
brands of electric cars, officially started its operations in
Turkiye. Entering the Turkish market with Model Y vehicles offered
for sale in three different versions, the global brand opens
Supercharger charging stations in 30 locations, including Istanbul,
Edirne, Bolu, and Ankara, and continuously expands its charging
network.
IMECE is a space traveler today
Stating that TurkIiye produces its own UCAVs, missiles, and
warships, Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank
said, "We were able to turn our 60-year-old dream, our domestic and
national car, Togg into reality." Minister Mustafa Varank added
that they will send IMECE, an important milestone in space studies,
to its orbit today and that it will be the "eye of space" of the
Turkish army, and that four different satellites will be sent into
space at once.
TOGG started roaming on roads
Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank said that
Turkiye's Car Togg, whose deliveries have begun, is buzzing on the
roads. Speaking at the "Sector on Campus Program Promotion
Ceremony" at the Millet Library in the Kulliye, Varank stated that
the successive achievements of the last period are an indicator of
the developing human resource power.
"The factory started mass production and the vehicles went the
roads. There were 177,000 applications for pre-orders. We delivered
our President's car. We delivered their official vehicles to our
ministers. Turkiye's Car started to roam on the roads. We will
build Turkiye's car and observation satellite,” he said.
Stating that the program will lead the transformation of human
resources, Varank underlined that their goal is to be among the
pioneering countries of technology in the world in the Century of
Turkiye.
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