In 2023, there were 10.7 million new passenger cars registered in the EU. The majority of these cars were pure petrol cars at 34.5%, followed by non-plug-in hybrid petrol-electric cars at 21.1%, battery-only electric cars at 14.5%, and pure diesel cars at 14.3%.
The data comes from Eurostat and shows that after a significant increase in battery-only electric car registrations from 2013 to 2023, the combined share of hybrid and electric vehicles in 2023 matched that of petrol and diesel cars.
Among EU countries, Finland had the highest share of hybrid and electric cars in new registrations at 78%, with 44% hybrid and 34% electric. This was followed by Sweden at 69% and the Netherlands at 68%. On the other hand, Bulgaria had the lowest share at 7%, followed by Czechia at 20% and Croatia at 28%.
For more detailed information, you can refer to the Statistics Explained article on passenger cars in the EU, the thematic section on transport, the database on transport, or attend the webinar on transport statistics.
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