Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are losing market share in Europe, while hybrid electric cars are proving increasingly popular.
of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) according to your data BEVs accounted for 12.5 percent of the EU car market, down from 13.8 percent a year ago. However, the proportion of hybrid electric cars increased from 25 percent to nearly 30 percent. The combined share of gasoline and diesel cars fell by half – from 52.1 percent to 48.5 percent. The decline was most marked in Germany, where the number of new BEV registrations fell by 30.6 percent, while France recorded a modest increase of 5.4 percent. Overall, according to ACEA, in May 2024, 3 percent fewer new passenger cars were registered.
Several factors are behind the decline in market share. Electric vehicles in the EU are generally more expensive than their conventionally powered siblings, and charging infrastructure in the region requires investment if the EU’s CO2 reduction targets are to be met. One survey he also mentions the lack of private charging options as a significant obstacle. At the end of 2023, there were 632,423 public charging points in the EU serving around 3 million BEVs. To reach the goal of 3.5 million charging points by 2030, 410,000 new chargers would be needed every year.
In the UK, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders according to
the market share of the BEV sector in the year to May 2024 was 16.1 percent, which is slightly higher than in the same period last year, when this ratio was 15.7 percent.
The European Alternative Fuels Observatory conducted a survey with more than 19,000 respondents, including just over 2,000 BEV owners. according to his survey just over half (57 percent) of non-electric car drivers are considering buying an electric car, but nearly two-thirds of all respondents consider costs to be an obstacle. Range was also a factor, with non-BEV drivers wanting a range of at least 500 km, while more than 80 percent of BEV drivers were satisfied with a range of 201-400 km, rating the range as “usually or always sufficient.” However, the same BEV drivers expressed dissatisfaction with the charging infrastructure and what they had to pay once they managed to find a working charging point. More than three quarters of them preferred to charge their vehicle at home.
Source: sg.hu
