Electric cars have been soaring in popularity in Europe in recent years 🚘
They aren’t the answer to the climate crisis. But they’re a significant part of the energy transition towards zero emissions.
In 2022, the number of these fully electric passenger cars in EU countries increased by 58% compared to 2021 – from 1.9 million to 3.1 million. Between 2019 and 2022 they soared by more than 400%.
More significantly, the share of electric vehicles among the total number of cars rose to 76 per 10,000 in the EU in 2021, up from only 2 per 10,000 in 2013. All these figures show a timely sea change in the automotive sector in Europe.
Map source: European Automobile Manufacturers Association
Don’t point fingers, my fellow Europeans, we would go electric if there were enough fast charging stations and if we had the money for it. To date, I have never owned a new car and of course, when you buy a used car on the cheaper side, it will probably run on diesel or gasoline.
Would probably go faster if the infrastructure for the charging stations was able to keep up.
Why is Norway such a high percentage?
no cars are better than electric cars
Pretty sure Norway answered the question backwards. Like “what % of new vehicles ARE NOT electric?” Then this would make sense. But no one believes this number. I’m sorry.
While it’s definitely good to switch to electric cars I wish governments would focus more on public transport and infrastructure in general to push people away from car transport in general where possible of course
I’ve seen a few chargers here and there in Greece but definitely not enough to cater to a substantial amount of electrics on the road.
All that Norwegian smug in the air cant be good…
now keep in mind, poland gives incentives…
Way to go, Norway!
EVs are only for the rich now. Ain’t no F way people will buy it if it costs like 7 annual salaries in Poland
One of the things that annoys me is the arrogance of the brands when it comes to selling you a car. What annoys me the most is that they are subsidized actively or passively but then practically all of them make you difficult when it comes to buying in cash or out of their usurious financing plans, With their false discounts in case of financing.
Some brands give you ridiculous delivery times if you don’t finance the fucking car with their financial services. Fuck them I don’t plan to buy a car.
Anyone know why Romania is so much higher than the rest of eastern Europe?
Pathetic showing from everyone but Norway.
This needs to go way faster. Electric cars are quieter and they reduce pollution immensely. There needs to be much more investment in charging infrastructure and so on.
Every time you go into the city and just hear constant noise, and you can feel the pollution in the air people should know it doesn’t have to be this way.
In Europe more than 300,000 premature deaths a year are due to air pollution. We could cut into that so much by just building out the infrastructure faster. There is no reason for it to be going this slow other than a lack of investment by governments.
It’s a good start. But as long as people in apartments don’t have a charging point, ICE cars aren’t going anywhere. I park 300m away from my apartment, every day on another spot…where do I charge my car? Price is another thing. Ofc every new technology costs more, but not everybody can afford €40k cars, and the used market is still too empty or too expensive. Plus there is the thing that there are almost only fucking SUV’s if you need more space
I love when the propaganda crush the damn face into reality <3
Surely 2035 is an absolutely brilliant and realistic goal that the EU has indicated for a fully electric turnover 🙃
It’s okay though, still no mention of even remotely similar heavy-handed control over very necessary amenities, such as private jets haha
i would fucking buy one if they wasnt too fucking expancive (italy)
Spain into Eastern Europe?
I couldn’t see me ever switching to electric regardless of affordability. The hassle factor of having to source a suitable charge point and spend 1 hour plus waiting is enough to put me off.
As I see it, here in Ireland, our particularly short sighted politicians may well sign up to and attempt to implement a ban on ICE’s in line with Europe, but we are unlikely to ever actually develop the infrastructure that would actually be needed to make it viable so 2030 is a fanciful pipe dream.
Surprised to see Switzerland that low since it’s a rich as Norway so money shouldn’t be the problem there, i guess most Swiss still prefer traditional ICE cars.
I’d buy one if the price was lower.
I personally would wait for the hydrogen car sector to grow. It might be less efficient as an energy source. But it is a way to save electric power and reconvert it without emitting CO2, it can be produced without CO2 emissions (when green electricity is used) and will allow for longer journeys with a car for vacations through europe.
If everybody had a battery electric car it would take up huge amounts of space in infrastructure for people to charge the car on the road. And if you look at germanys current train infrastructure for example it quickly becomes clear that we won’t be able to all switch over to rail for the means of vacation within the near future.
I am one of the 16.6% and I don’t think we’re quite there yet in the UK. Needs just a bit more fast charging infrastructure to make it properly viable. At present it’s normally fine, but long journeys on busy days can be a nightmare with queues for the chargers.
We have 20 public charging stations in a city of 16k people
Norway ❤️
Probably because this new electronic car policy presumes everyone can just afford a brand new 30k car it’s mad
Last week I received an offer from my electricity supplier and did some calculations. Running a SUV on electricity is significantly more cost effective than diesel. I have about 8kw of solar panels on my house too. Next family car is going to be electric for sure.
My only reservation is when going on a longer trip. It’s unfeasible to have to wait an hour or more with bored children in the car to charge. So I’m getting an electric car for the school and shopping runs, which is the bulk of usage and keeping a combustion car for the family trips for now. When charging times improve in the future and infrastructure is better I have no qualms about switching to electric. I will however not give up ICE for good, weekend car has to excite me.
I did not expect that much from Romania
Once again our Nordic brothers and sisters putting the rest of Europe in its place.
It feels like they should have coloured >50% differently, because Norway is seriously impressive. What’s driving (heh!) the big difference? Tons of subsidies?
For Ireland if you include all types of electric drive cars (EC, HEV & PHEV) then 40.95% of all new cars sold in 2022 were low emmission and not standard Pertrol / Diesel engined cars.
In 2023 EV alone has seen sales up 50% YTD on the previous year.
It’s great for electric cars to run coal and natural gas power plants as much as possible.
People really need to learn about choosing colour scales for maps and plots. Why choose three categories? Why the magic cutoff at 30% when everything turns blue?
Electric is better by almost every measure for a commuter – except the inordinate cost and the charging infrastructure being almost non existent in places.
You have to take in account several things to understand this map: first is prices and salaries of the country and second the infrastructure for it.
We got charging points at the office but if they’re all in use simultaneously the lights go out.
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Electric cars have been soaring in popularity in Europe in recent years 🚘
They aren’t the answer to the climate crisis. But they’re a significant part of the energy transition towards zero emissions.
In 2022, the number of these fully electric passenger cars in EU countries increased by 58% compared to 2021 – from 1.9 million to 3.1 million. Between 2019 and 2022 they soared by more than 400%.
More significantly, the share of electric vehicles among the total number of cars rose to 76 per 10,000 in the EU in 2021, up from only 2 per 10,000 in 2013. All these figures show a timely sea change in the automotive sector in Europe.
Map source: European Automobile Manufacturers Association
More details here: https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/05/08/norway-germany-uk-which-european-countries-have-the-biggest-share-of-electric-cars
Don’t point fingers, my fellow Europeans, we would go electric if there were enough fast charging stations and if we had the money for it. To date, I have never owned a new car and of course, when you buy a used car on the cheaper side, it will probably run on diesel or gasoline.
Would probably go faster if the infrastructure for the charging stations was able to keep up.
Why is Norway such a high percentage?
no cars are better than electric cars
Pretty sure Norway answered the question backwards. Like “what % of new vehicles ARE NOT electric?” Then this would make sense. But no one believes this number. I’m sorry.
While it’s definitely good to switch to electric cars I wish governments would focus more on public transport and infrastructure in general to push people away from car transport in general where possible of course
I’ve seen a few chargers here and there in Greece but definitely not enough to cater to a substantial amount of electrics on the road.
All that Norwegian smug in the air cant be good…
now keep in mind, poland gives incentives…
Way to go, Norway!
EVs are only for the rich now. Ain’t no F way people will buy it if it costs like 7 annual salaries in Poland
One of the things that annoys me is the arrogance of the brands when it comes to selling you a car. What annoys me the most is that they are subsidized actively or passively but then practically all of them make you difficult when it comes to buying in cash or out of their usurious financing plans, With their false discounts in case of financing.
Some brands give you ridiculous delivery times if you don’t finance the fucking car with their financial services. Fuck them I don’t plan to buy a car.
Anyone know why Romania is so much higher than the rest of eastern Europe?
Pathetic showing from everyone but Norway.
This needs to go way faster. Electric cars are quieter and they reduce pollution immensely. There needs to be much more investment in charging infrastructure and so on.
Every time you go into the city and just hear constant noise, and you can feel the pollution in the air people should know it doesn’t have to be this way.
In Europe more than 300,000 premature deaths a year are due to air pollution. We could cut into that so much by just building out the infrastructure faster. There is no reason for it to be going this slow other than a lack of investment by governments.
It’s a good start. But as long as people in apartments don’t have a charging point, ICE cars aren’t going anywhere. I park 300m away from my apartment, every day on another spot…where do I charge my car? Price is another thing. Ofc every new technology costs more, but not everybody can afford €40k cars, and the used market is still too empty or too expensive. Plus there is the thing that there are almost only fucking SUV’s if you need more space
I love when the propaganda crush the damn face into reality <3
Surely 2035 is an absolutely brilliant and realistic goal that the EU has indicated for a fully electric turnover 🙃
It’s okay though, still no mention of even remotely similar heavy-handed control over very necessary amenities, such as private jets haha
i would fucking buy one if they wasnt too fucking expancive (italy)
Spain into Eastern Europe?
I couldn’t see me ever switching to electric regardless of affordability. The hassle factor of having to source a suitable charge point and spend 1 hour plus waiting is enough to put me off.
As I see it, here in Ireland, our particularly short sighted politicians may well sign up to and attempt to implement a ban on ICE’s in line with Europe, but we are unlikely to ever actually develop the infrastructure that would actually be needed to make it viable so 2030 is a fanciful pipe dream.
Surprised to see Switzerland that low since it’s a rich as Norway so money shouldn’t be the problem there, i guess most Swiss still prefer traditional ICE cars.
I’d buy one if the price was lower.
I personally would wait for the hydrogen car sector to grow. It might be less efficient as an energy source. But it is a way to save electric power and reconvert it without emitting CO2, it can be produced without CO2 emissions (when green electricity is used) and will allow for longer journeys with a car for vacations through europe.
If everybody had a battery electric car it would take up huge amounts of space in infrastructure for people to charge the car on the road. And if you look at germanys current train infrastructure for example it quickly becomes clear that we won’t be able to all switch over to rail for the means of vacation within the near future.
I am one of the 16.6% and I don’t think we’re quite there yet in the UK. Needs just a bit more fast charging infrastructure to make it properly viable. At present it’s normally fine, but long journeys on busy days can be a nightmare with queues for the chargers.
We have 20 public charging stations in a city of 16k people
Norway ❤️
Probably because this new electronic car policy presumes everyone can just afford a brand new 30k car it’s mad
Last week I received an offer from my electricity supplier and did some calculations. Running a SUV on electricity is significantly more cost effective than diesel. I have about 8kw of solar panels on my house too. Next family car is going to be electric for sure.
My only reservation is when going on a longer trip. It’s unfeasible to have to wait an hour or more with bored children in the car to charge. So I’m getting an electric car for the school and shopping runs, which is the bulk of usage and keeping a combustion car for the family trips for now. When charging times improve in the future and infrastructure is better I have no qualms about switching to electric. I will however not give up ICE for good, weekend car has to excite me.
I did not expect that much from Romania
Once again our Nordic brothers and sisters putting the rest of Europe in its place.
It feels like they should have coloured >50% differently, because Norway is seriously impressive. What’s driving (heh!) the big difference? Tons of subsidies?
For Ireland if you include all types of electric drive cars (EC, HEV & PHEV) then 40.95% of all new cars sold in 2022 were low emmission and not standard Pertrol / Diesel engined cars.
In 2023 EV alone has seen sales up 50% YTD on the previous year.
[2022 Source](https://www.simi.ie/en/news/2022-new-car-registrations-marginally-ahead-81-uplift-in-electric-vehicles)
[2023 source](https://www.theaa.ie/blog/ev-sales-are-up-50-in-2023-as-another-strong-april-sees-the-overall-car-market-up-16-8/)
It’s great for electric cars to run coal and natural gas power plants as much as possible.
People really need to learn about choosing colour scales for maps and plots. Why choose three categories? Why the magic cutoff at 30% when everything turns blue?
Electric is better by almost every measure for a commuter – except the inordinate cost and the charging infrastructure being almost non existent in places.
You have to take in account several things to understand this map: first is prices and salaries of the country and second the infrastructure for it.
We got charging points at the office but if they’re all in use simultaneously the lights go out.