Interest in fully electric passenger cars is increasing in Europe, as last year's figures show a 48.5% increase in registrations compared to 2022, according to a report by EU statistical office Eurostat published on Friday.
Nearly 1.5 million new fully electric cars (excluding hybrids) were registered within the European Union in 2023. This made up 14.6% of the share of new vehicle registrations in the EU – a significant number considering the percentage share was below 1% just four years ago, the report highlighted.
On 31 December 2023, electric cars made up 1.7% of all vehicles on European roads, though disparities were observed between countries.
A significant proportion of the passenger vehicles in Denmark (7.1%), Sweden (5.9%), the Netherlands (5%) and Luxembourg (5.1%) were electric. In Belgium, the percentage share was 3%. Notably, 14 EU countries did not exceed the 1% mark, with Greece, Poland and Cyprus having the lowest share, namely 0.2%.
