Ngo-Okthoba 27, 2024, iMaruikel, uhlobo oludumile embonini yamandla amasha, lwamema amakhasimende abalulekile aseYurophu ukuba avakashele imboni. Izivakashi, ezimele abaqhubi abaningana abavelele bezishaja zaseYurophu, zazihlose ukuqonda kahle amandla okukhiqiza eMaruikel, ikhwalithi yemikhiqizo, kanye nezinto ezintsha zobuchwepheshe, kwaba isisekelo esiqinile sokubambisana okujulile esikhathini esizayo.

Phakathi nokuvakasha okuhlanganisa izinsuku eziningana, amakhasimende aseYurophu avakashele isitshalo sokukhiqiza sikaMaruikel, isikhungo se-R&D, namalabhorethri okuvivinya. Esitshalweni sokukhiqiza, babona yonke inqubo yokukhiqiza kusukela ezintweni ezingavuthiwe kuya emikhiqizweni eqediwe. Imishini ethuthukisiwe ezenzakalelayo kanye nezinga eliphelele lokulawula ikhwalithi kwabanikeza amakhasimende ukuqonda okucacile ngamandla okukhiqiza eMaruikel kanye nekhwalithi yemikhiqizo.

E-R&D Centre, ithimba lobuchwepheshe likaMaruikel libonise intuthuko yakamuva yenkampani kwezobuchwepheshe bokushaja izimoto zikagesi (EV) nokugcina amandla. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukuthuthukiswa kwamamojuli amandla aphumelela kakhulu, ukuthuthukisa izinhlelo zokushaja ezihlakaniphile, nezixazululo ezenziwe ngendlela efanele ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo ezithile zemakethe yaseYurophu. Amakhasimende ayibonge kakhulu utshalomali lukaMaruikel kanye nempumelelo yalo kwezobuchwepheshe, okuthembisa ukuthuthukisa ukubambisana esikhathini esizayo.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, zombili izinhlangothi zibambe ingxoxo ejulile ngesimo samanje kanye nezinga elizayo lemakethe yezindawo zokushaja zaphesheya kwezilwandle. Ummeleli kaMaruikel ugcizelele ukukhula okusheshayo kwemakethe yezimoto ezintsha zamandla emhlabeni wonke kanye nokwanda kwesidingo sezindawo zokushaja njengengqalasizinda ebalulekile. Ikakhulukazi eYurophu, ukwesekwa kukahulumeni kanye nokukhuthazwa kwemboni yezimoto ezintsha zamandla kulindeleke ukuthi kuphakamise amathuba angakaze abhekwe okwakhiwa kweziteshi zokushaja.

Amakhasimende aseYurophu aqaphela imininingwane yemakethe kaMaruikel kanye nokuhlela kwamasu, eqaphela ukuthi isikhundla sikaMaruikel esiholayo kanye nolwazi olunzulu embonini yamapayipi okushaja kungangeza inani elibalulekile emisebenzini yabo. Bavakalise isifiso sabo sokuqinisa ukubambisana noMaruikel ukuze bahlanganyele ekuthuthukiseni imakethe entsha yamandla aseYurophu, behlose inzuzo efanayo nomphumela wokunqoba bobabili.

Ngokubalulekile, uMaruikel usevele uzuze impumelelo emangalisayo emakethe yamapayipi okushaja yaphesheya kwezilwandle, aneziteshi zokuthengisa ezakhiwe kahle kanye neziyalo zenkonzo ngemuva kokuthengisa eYurophu nakwezinye izindawo. Le mizamo izuze uMaruikel ukwethembana nokuqashelwa ngamakhasimende aphesheya kwezilwandle, okubeke isisekelo esiqinile sokuthuthukiswa kwenkampani okuzayo kwamanye amazwe.

Ukuphumelela kwezohlelo lokuvakasha kwamakhasimende aseYurophu embonini akugcinanga ngokubonisa amandla nezinzuzo zikaMaruikel embonini yamandla amasha, kodwa futhi kwavula amathuba amaningi ngokubambisana okujulile esikhathini esizayo. UMaruikel uhlala uzibophezele efilosofini yenkampani yakhe ethi “ubuchule, ikhwalithi, isevisi,” futhi uzoqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngemikhiqizo namasevisi asezingeni eliphezulu, anobuchule kumakhasimende emhlabeni wonke. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uMaruikel uzinikele ekukhuthazeni ukusimama ngokuthuthukisa ubuchwepheshe nezixazululo ezinobungani nemvelo, okufaka isandla ekuthuthukisweni okuphumelelayo komkhakha wamandla amasha kanye nekusasa eliluhlaza.