{"id":20623,"date":"2026-05-18T21:25:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/global-growth-of-pure-evs-faces-hurdles-in-insurance-charging-gaps-bnp-paribas\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T21:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:25:24","slug":"global-growth-of-pure-evs-faces-hurdles-in-insurance-charging-gaps-bnp-paribas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/global-growth-of-pure-evs-faces-hurdles-in-insurance-charging-gaps-bnp-paribas\/","title":{"rendered":"Global growth of pure EVs faces hurdles in insurance, charging gaps: BNP Paribas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The global energy crisis may be pushing the balance towards pure electric vehicles (EVs) amid worries about surging petrol bills, but BNP Paribas is cooling down expectations as a lack of charging infrastructure and high insurance costs remain major stumbling blocks.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The forecast could dampen investor enthusiasm for Chinese makers of battery EVs, which had surged in the past two months on the back of rising exports.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">&ldquo;The infrastructure readiness is not necessarily there&rdquo; in many countries, said James Kan, head of industrials research in Asia-Pacific at BNP Paribas, which opened its two-day annual EV and mobility conference in Hong Kong on Monday. &ldquo;We believe EVs and internal combustion engine vehicles will coexist longer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1umbx1w e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Kan counted China and Europe as the top markets in terms of infrastructure readiness, adding that the US and some emerging countries were reverting to partly electrified options like hybrid EVs because of ageing grid networks.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Across all power trains, battery EVs are fully independent of petrol, while hybrid EVs and plug-in hybrid EVs combine an internal combustion engine with an electric motor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">BNP Paribas&rsquo; James Kan, head of industrials research in Asia-Pacific, and Joy Zhang, Asia-Pacific capital goods analyst. Photo: Themis Qi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Kan said saved petrol costs could be offset by insurance and maintenance expenses for EVs in some emerging markets.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1xd1hm8 e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Global growth of pure EVs faces hurdles in insurance, charging gaps: BNP Paribas<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The global energy crisis may be pushing the balance towards pure electric vehicles (EVs) amid worries about surging petrol bills, but BNP Paribas is cooling down expectations as a lack of charging infrastructure and high insurance costs remain major stumbling blocks. 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