The most popular electric cars in the Netherlands

The electric car is gaining ground in the Netherlands. Of the 312,129 new passenger cars registered in the Netherlands in 2022, 73,305 were fully electric. This means that the market share of electric cars is currently no less than 23.5 percent. In 2021, electric cars in the Netherlands still accounted for a market share of 19.8 percent. Of the 322,832 new passenger cars registered in the Netherlands in that year, 63,658 had a fully electric powertrain. But, what are the most popular EVs in the Netherlands?

Skoda recently announced with appropriate pride that the Enyaq iV was the most popular electric car in the Netherlands in 2022. Last year, almost 5,500 Enyaqs iV were registered. This makes the Czech by far the best-selling EV in the Netherlands. In second place we find the Tesla Model Y with 3,892 registered units in 2022. The third place is for the electric version of the Peugeot 208: the e-208. Of the 9,640 Peugeot 208s registered in the Netherlands in 2022, 3,635 were electric e-208s (37.7 percent). The electric version of the Kia Niro is in fourth place. Of the 7,277 Kia Niro that appeared on the road in the Netherlands last year, 3,447 units had an electric powertrain (47.4 percent). The Audi Q4 closes the Top 5 of the most popular electric cars in the Netherlands with 3,255 units sold. The Kia EV6 fell just outside the Top 5 with 3,104 registered copies.

Other well-scoring EVs in the Netherlands in 2022 were the BMW i4 (2,411 units) and iX3 (1,853 units), the Cupra Born (2,443), the Dacia Spring (1,417), the Hyundai Ioniq 5 (1,933), the Polestar 2 (2,183 ), the Volkswagen ID3 (1,933), ID4 (2,861) and ID5 (1,372).

Most popular electric cars in the Netherlands (2022)