Electric Cars In Europe
Electric Cars In Europe
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The transport sector is the largest contributor to EU greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, reducing transport emissions is key to meeting the EU’s climate neutrality objectives.
The uptake of electric vans also increased, from 1.4% of total new registrations in 2019 to 2.2% in 2020. Battery electric vehicles, rather than plug-in hybrids, accounted for the majority of electric vehicle registrations in 2020 for cars and vans.
In 2020, the share of electric vehicles (BEVs and PHEVs) in national new car registrations increased in all countries (EU-27, Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom) compared with 2019. The highest shares were found in Norway (75%), Iceland (46%), Sweden (33%) and the Netherlands (28%).
The leading countries in electric mobility offer financial incentives such as tax reductions and exemptions for electric vehicles, designed to make the costs comparable to those of conventional vehicles. Other incentives, such as allowing the use of bus lanes, are also offered.
The average mass of a BEV increased from 1,200 kg in 2010 to 1,723 kg in 2019, while average energy consumption decreased from 264 kWh to 170 kWh, indicating that BEVs have become more efficient. PHEVs have become slightly heavier (increasing from 1,580 kg to 1,9300 kg between 2010 and 2020), but their energy consumption remained constant (i.e. around 170 kWh in 2020)
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