According to the latest data published by Eurostat, in 2023, 1.5 million new battery-only electric vehicles were registered in the EU, bringing the total number to 4.5 million. This marks a 48.5 % increase compared to the 3.0 million in 2022.
The percentage of battery-only EVs among new car registrations reached 14.6 % in 2023. This reflects the continuing rapid increase in people opting for electric vehicles in the EU. Up to 2018, the percentage of new battery-only EVs being registered remained below 1 %. Over the last four years, however, the electric vehicle share has increased significantly, to 5.3 % in 2020, 9.0 % in 2021, 12.1 % in 2022 and 14.6 % in 2023.
On 31st December 2023, battery-only electric cars accounted for 1.7 % of all cars in the EU, with considerable variations between EU countries.
In Denmark, battery EVS account for 7.1% of all cars. Similarly, high percentages were observed in Sweden (5.9%), Luxembourg (5.1%) and the Netherlands (5.0%).
On the contrary, 14 countries recorded the EV option at less than 1%, with Cyprus, Greece and Poland, being the lowest, each at only 0.2%.
Translation by Giles Foster
