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abolished. However, as of 17 December 2023, the subsidy (up to € 6,500) for pure electric vehicles also ended. As a result, the German federal government has under-supported the purchase of around 2.1 million electric vehicles with a total of €10 billion from 2016 to the end of 2023. It is quite likely that future German governments will seek to introduce a further wave of measures to encourage the purchase of electric vehicles. Table 2.11: Registrations of new plug-in hybrid passenger cars in the ten largest markets (EU; thousands of units) Country 2023 Change 2023/2022 1. Germany 175.7 -51.5 % 2. France 162.9 +28.8 % 3. Belgium 100.3 +69.2 % 4. Italy 69.0 +6.8 % 5. Spain 62.2 +30.1 % 6. Sweden 61.0 -8.4 % 7. Netherlands 47.1 +35.5 % 8. Portugal 27.1 +68.6 % 9. Finland 18.1 +11.8 % 10. Denmark 17.3 -34.6 % 16. Czechia 5.3 +52.3 % EU 813.5 -7.0 % Source: data by ACEA In the European Union, there was over 13 new car registrations per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023. With a large lead in the number of new passenger car registrations per 1,000 inhabitants, Luxembourg (74 passenger cars) is in rst place, followed by Belgium (41) and Germany (34). Table 2.12: New passenger car registrations in EU

Change 2023/2022

Number of registrations per 1,000 inhabitants (2023)

2023

Germany

2,844,609 1,774,723 1,565,331

+7.3 % +16.1 % +18.9 % +16.7 % +30.1 % +13.2 % +18.5 %

33.72 26.03 26.53 19.74 40.59 12.92 20.76

France

Italy

Spain

949,359 476,675 475,032 369,791

Belgium

Poland

Netherlands

42