The number of electric vehicle charges on the Galp network exceeded one million by October, surpassing the total recorded in 2023, with the company estimating 25% growth this year, it was announced this Thursday.
“This interim result confirms 2024 as the best year ever for this operation and projects global annual growth of around 25%,” Galp said in a statement.
The company highlighted that this growth reflects “the growth of the vehicle fleet with hybrid and electric propulsion, but also the expansion of the electric charging network operated by Galp, the largest in the country, with more than 5,500 points installed”.
According to the latest data from ACAP – Associação Automóvel de Portugal, the automobile market grew 4.6% until September compared to the same period last year, with 186,996 new vehicles in circulation, and of the total number of new light vehicles, the majority (55.2%) are powered by alternative energies (electric and hybrid).
Taking into account only the evolution of the market in the month of September, data from ACAP indicate that 18,054 motor vehicles were registered, 6.1% more than in the same month last year, with electric vehicles weighing 18.4%.
Source: www.jornaldenegocios.pt
