Ten percent of cars delivered in the European Union are electric

In January this year, 760,041 new passenger cars were registered in the European Union. That was 11.3 percent more than in the same month of 2022. That sounds very positive, but January 2022 has gone down in the books as one of the worst months ever in terms of new car registration figures.

Of all new passenger cars delivered in the EU in January, 9.5 percent had an electric powertrain. A significant percentage. In January 2022, the share of EVs in the January figures was still 8.6 percent. Just under 23 percent more new EVs were delivered in January than in January 2022. This concerns a total of 71,984 units. Of the more than 760,000 new passenger cars delivered in January, 197,982 had a conventional hybrid powertrain, more than 22 percent more than in January 2022. Conventional hybrids therefore account for a share of 26 percent in the January figures. However, fewer new plug-ins were registered in January. In January, 53,649 new plug-ins were registered, almost 10 percent less than in January last year. Plug-ins accounted for a market share of 7.1 percent in January.

Petrol-powered cars continue to account for the bulk of registrations. 37.9 percent of new passenger cars delivered in January had a petrol engine under the hood. More than 12 percent more petrol cars were registered than in January 2022. Entirely in line with expectations, the popularity of diesel cars is declining. 1.6 percent fewer new cars with a diesel engine were registered. The market share fell in January compared to the same month last year by 2 percentage points to 15.9 percent.