None of the ministers of the Spanish Government in office declare that they have a electric vehicle for private use, despite the ambitious objectives set in the National Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) in relation to this type of mobility. In fact, some of the ministers’ cars are especially polluting, since Their average age is around 12 years.
In the draft update of the PNIEC, the Executive raised the objective of electric vehicles in Spain in 2030 at 5.5 million unitswhile the Climate Change Law forces many cities to implement low emission zones (ZBE) with traffic limitations, many of which ministers could not circulate with their current private cars.
According to data included in their respective declarations of assets and assets to the Congress of Deputies, none of the ministers with a private car has an electric car and only six of the 22 can circulate without restrictions with their vehicle in the places where they declare they have homes. confirms the analysis done by AutoScout24Sumauto’s used vehicle specialist portal.
Some of these populations already have ZBEs implemented or areas with circulation restrictionslike Madrid360, and, however, vehicles with an ECO or ZERO label are scarce among ministers, despite the fact that with that label they would be safe from the traffic limitations promoted, paradoxically, by the Executive itself.
Cars up to 23 years old
The head of Labor, Yolanda Diazdeclares that he has a 2014 Volkswagen Golf and a 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan, both with a C label, and, therefore, not affected by the restrictions of A Coruña, where he owns a home.
The third vice president and minister for the Ecological Transition, Teresa Riberadeclares a Peugeot 307 from 2007, a Peugeot 5008 from 2011 and a Renault Clio hybrid from 2023. Of these three, only the Clio could move without restrictions through Madrid and the Balearic Islands, as it has an ECO label.
Isabel RodriguezMinister of Territorial Policy, keeps a Seat Ibiza from 2006 and a Volkswagen Passat from 2010. The declaration does not specify the type of fuel for both vehicles, so, depending on the model, they could be label B or C.
Rachel Sanchez (Transports), with a 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan and a house in Gavá (Barcelona); Pilar Alegría (Education), with a 2014 Renault Clio and houses in Zaragoza and Castellón and Hector Gomez (Industry), with a 2017 Mercedes GLA and a home in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, are the other three ministers who can circulate freely with their private cars where they declare residences.
According to the same source, The most polluting car is that of the Minister of Finance, María Jesús Monterowhich declares a 2000 Nissan Primera, that is, a vehicle with 23 years old without environmental label.
The second oldest and most polluting car belongs to the Minister of Defense, Margaret Roblesa 2002 Hyundai Getz, also lacking an environmental badge.
The third oldest vehicle is the one owned by the head of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planasa 2011 Volvo S80, whose fuel is not detailed and which could be label C, if it is gasoline, or B, if it is diesel.
Fernando Grande-Marlaska (Inside) and Felix Bolaños (Presidency) declare cars from 2015, the first a BMW 5 Series and the second a Nissan X-Trail, both labeled C and which, therefore, would also have limited circulation.
The acting President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez and the heads of Foreign Affairs (Jose Manuel Albares), Science and Innovation (Diana Morant), Culture (Michael Iceta), Social rights (Ione Belarra) and Health (Jose Miñones) declare that they do not currently own a vehicle.
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