European Automotive Industry in the Century of Asia

2.5 Development of Electromobility in the EU The development of electromobility and the pressure on production are reflected in the sales statistics. The growing supply of EVs and hybrids is matched by rising demand, and registrations in EU countries have increased significantly. While car manufacturers have seen a significant drop in new car registrations during the pandemic, the number of full-electric battery vehicles (BEVs) or plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) is soaring. In many EU countries, the year-on-year increase has ranged from tens to hundreds per cent. In 2022, the share of EVs in EU passenger car sales reached 21.6%. Table 2.9: New full-electric battery passenger car registrations in the EU (in thousand units) Country 2021 2022 Change EU 878.0 1,123.8 28.0% Germany 356.3 471.4 32.3% France 162.1 203.1 25.3% Sweden 57.4 95.0 65.4% Italy 67.3 49.2 -26.9% Netherlands 63.8 73.4 15.1% Belgium 22.7 37.6 66.0% Spain 23.7 30.5 28.9% Denmark 25.0 30.9 23.4% Austria 33.4 34.2 2.4% Portugal 13.2 17.8 34.4% Finland 10.1 14.5 43.1% Ireland 8.7 15.7 81.3% Poland 7.1 11.3 58.2% Romania 6.3 11.6 83.5% Luxembourg 4.7 6.4 37.5% Hungary 4.3 4.7 9.2% Greece 2.2 2.8 29.9% Czechia 2.7 3.9 46.7% Slovakia 1.1 1.4 25.9% Slovenia 1.7 2.3 33.1% Croatia 1.4 1.4 1.3% Lithuania 1.2 1.4 17.3% Latvia 0.4 1.1 158.0% Bulgaria 0.4 1.0 131.4% Estonia 0.5 0.7 51.0% Cyprus 0.1 0.4 379.8% Source: ACEA data; EU27 data

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