86 percent of new vans have a diesel engine

Of all light commercial vehicles delivered in the European Union last year, 86 percent had a diesel engine. A huge share of course, but the diesel engine also seems to be losing ground in commercial vehicle land. The share of light commercial vehicles with a spontaneous combustion engine was more than 4 percentage points lower in 2022 than in 2021.

What powered the remaining 14 percent of light commercial vehicles delivered in the EU in 2022? 5 percent by a petrol engine (+1.2 percentage points), 5.3 percent by a hybrid powertrain and 5.3 percent by an electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain. The remaining 1.2 percent was set in motion thanks to ‘alternative fuels’. Electrified commercial vehicles are gaining ground. In 2021, 3 percent of all new light commercial vehicles delivered in the EU still had an electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain and only 1.7 percent had an electric one. Sales of electric or plug-in hybrid commercial vehicles therefore increased by 42.5 percent compared to 2021, although the share remains small.

According to ACEA, 4,740 new electric or other rechargeable light commercial vehicles will be delivered in the Netherlands in 2022, no less than 47 percent more than in 2021. 297 units had a regular hybrid powertrain (-37.2 percent) and 1,083 units (+7.4 percent). percent) a gasoline engine. 52,191 of the light commercial vehicles delivered in our country last year still had a diesel engine under the hood, but that was almost 17 percent less than in 2021.