The year 2017 has broken records with regard to the sale of fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles. Will the year 2018 be the year of the breakthrough of the electric vehicle?
According to Prof. Ofira Ayalon of the Samuel Neaman Institute, the state provides two benefits for hybrid vehicles: “The first is a low purchase tax, the second is validated when it comes to a car that is leased from a leasing company.
“Hybrid vehicles are approaching their maximum efficiency potential” says Idan Liebes, also from the Samuel Neaman Institute. “The hybrid is only a stage on the way to the electric vehicle”. Where 2017 was the year of the hybrids, according to Liebes the current year will be a transitional year for electric vehicles. “In 2018 we will see a shift is the market offering, characterized by the debut of multiple mainstream models”.
