Especially with the introduction of the pandemic into our lives, changes have occurred in many areas. The most important of these took place in automobiles. Electric cars, which were not popular before the pandemic, have become the favorite of many users due to rising fossil fuel costs.
In this way, there has been a great increase in the sales of electric vehicles worldwide. With the new report published, the sales figures of electric vehicles in Europe became clear. The rate of fully electric cars in sales attracted a lot of attention.
Electric cars’ market share has increased!
With the new report published by Jose Pontes, the electric car sales figures for January 2022 in Europe became clear. According to the published report, January 2022 was the worst time in the last 30 years for the European market. There was a significant decline in automobile sales. However, this situation did not affect electric vehicles at all.
As of 2022, sales of electric cars increased by 39 percent compared to last year. In addition, with 156,236 sales figures, the share of electric vehicles in the market increased to 19 percent. This shows that people’s interest in electric vehicles has increased and they want to abandon fossil fuels.
53 percent of total electric vehicle sales were purely electric vehicles. Looking at the data in detail, 83 thousand of the sales belong to purely electric vehicles and 73 thousand of them belong to rechargeable hybrid cars. In addition, when compared to last year’s data, both species increased significantly.
The best-selling electric vehicles were also determined in the published report. In the list below you can see the best selling electric cars in Europe in January 2022.
- Kia Niro EV (e-Niro) – 4,035
- Peugeot 3008 PHEV – 3,615
- Audi Q4 e-tron – 3,585
- Renault ZOE – 3.432
- Volvo XC40 PHEV – 3.425
- Hyundai Ioniq 5 – 3.407
- Hyundai Kona Electic – 3.371
- Fiat 500 Electric – 3.339 (9800)
- Dacia Spring – 3.275
- Volkswagen ID.4 – 3.247
Unfortunately, data belonging to Tesla were not included in the reports in January. However, when we look at the previously published reports, we can say that Tesla has a large share in Europe. So, what are your thoughts? Do you think the transition to electric cars will take a long time? You can share your views with us in the comments section or on the SDN Forum.
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