With the current fuel crisis leading to a 110% increase in searches for ‘electric vehicles’, the desirability of an electric car has never been higher. Interested, experts at Confused.com analysed historical electric vehicle trends and data from The European Environment Agency (EEA) and Eurostat. Their study ultimately predicted which European countries are likely to have the highest proportion of electric vehicle sales by 2035.
In Romania, 23.62% of new car sales are expected to be electric by 2035. With only 2.26% of the new cars registered being electric in 2020, the Romanian market is likely to see a significant jump in sales.
With the highest percentage of new electric vehicle sales in 2020 (54.37%), Norway is also likely to have the highest proportion of newly registered EVs by 2035. It’s joined at the top by the Netherlands, which is also expected to have 99.9% of its newly registered vehicles as electric by 2035.
In Sweden, 80.35% of new car sales are expected to be electric by 2035, the second-highest proportion across Europe. With only 9.69% of the new cars registered being electric in 2020, the Swedish market is likely to see a significant jump in sales.
Denmark places third, with 54.51% of new vehicles estimated to be electric by 2035 – 658% increase to the proportion of EVs in 2020 (7.19%). Compared to its European neighbours, this is 5% more than Germany (51.68%), but 32% less than Sweden (80.35%) and 45% less than Norway (99.90%).
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