Sweden reported the highest percentage of zero-emission passenger car registrations in the European Union in 2023, with 38.6% of total registrations being zero-emission vehicles, new data from Eurostat has revealed.
Denmark reported a similarly high percentage of zero-emission car registrations, accounting for 36.1% of total registrations, the data showed, while in Finland, 33.8% of overall registrations were for zero-emission cars.
At the other end of the scale, Croatia (2.6%), Slovakia (2.9%), and Czechia (3.1%) reported the lowest share of zero-emission car registrations.
Across The EU
Across the European Union, some 1,548,417 zero-emission passenger cars were newly registered in 2023, accounting for 14.5% of all passenger car registrations, as consumers around the bloc committed to more sustainable transport solutions.
Several categories of zero-emission vehicles also reported solid registration figures in the European Union during 2023. These included 100,817 light lorries (maximum mass up to 3.5 tonnes), 5,262 motor coaches and buses, 4,037 heavy lorries (maximum mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes), and 899 road tractors.
The number zero-emission passenger car registrations is up considerably – around 70 times higher – than the corresponding figure for 2013, and 11 times higher than in 2018.
Similarly, zero-emission motor coaches and buses reached a 15.3% share of total new registrations for this category, compared to just 0.5% in 2013. Light lorries achieved a 7.3% share of new registrations, while heavy lorries and road tractors reached 3.2% and 0.5%, respectively.
According to Eurostat’s definition, a zero-emission vehicle “does not emit exhaust gas or other pollutants from the onboard source of power. The corresponding types of motor energy are ‘battery-only electricity’ and ‘hydrogen and fuel cells’.” Read more here.
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