New electric cars. What is the place of Ukraine in terms of the share of such among European countries?
Based on data provided by the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA), analysts of the Institute of Auto Market Research with the support of IBRM Samar have prepared a table showing the shares of new passenger electric cars (BEV) in the markets of selected European countries in 2024.
According to ACEA, 1,015,381 new passenger cars were registered in Europe in 2024, which is 11.5% more than the previous year. Of them, 11.9% were electric cars, of which there are 120,926 units, and their increase was 29.3%.
Norway remains the undisputed leader in terms of the share of electric cars among new passenger cars sold, where in January passenger cars of the BEV group accounted for 92.1% of registrations. Iceland is in second place with a share of 37.0%. The share of electric cars was also more than 20% in the following countries: Denmark (35.3%), Sweden (28.8%), the Netherlands (25.3%), Finland (24.1%). ), Luxembourg (21.5%) and Belgium (21.4%).
And in January, the Ukrainian market of new cars lacked only 0.3% to get into the just-named group of leaders, where the share of electric cars is more than 20%. Ukraineʼs result is 19.7%, and in quantitative terms — 894 first registrations of passenger cars of the BEV group. And this is the 9th place in the list of 32 countries!
In fact, our position is even higher, at least by 2-3 steps, since there is no official Tesla representative office in Ukraine, and the cars of this brand have a quantitative superiority in the secondary market, which often (during the first registration) includes completely new cars. There is also a significant part of electric cars from China, imported by independent dealers who do not have official agreements with the manufacturer, so they register actually new cars as used in order to avoid legal claims from "officials".
- Norway — 4,717 units, 92.1%
- Iceland — 169 units, 37.0%
- Denmark — 3,126 units, 35.3%
- Sweden — 4,936 units, 28.8%
- The Netherlands — 8,713 units, 25.3%
- Finland — 1,587 units, 24.1%
- Luxembourg — 779 units, 21.5%
- Belgium — 9,995 units, 21.4%
- Ukraine — 894 units, 19.7%
- Malta — 74 units, 17.1%
- France — 20,017 units, 16.4%
- Austria — 2,823 units, 16.1%
- Portugal — 2,494 units, 15.8%
- Switzerland — 2,364 units, 15.5%
- United Kingdom — 20,935 units, 14.7%
- Ireland — 4,095 units, 13.0%
- Romania — 1,631 units, 12.8%
- Germany — 22,474 units, 10.5%
- Estonia — 136 units, 8.6%
- Latvia — 86 units, 7.2%
- Slovenia — 295 units, 7.0%
- Lithuania — 126 units, 5.9%
- Spain — 3,375 units, 4.9%
- Hungary — 374 units, 4.7%
- Bulgaria — 135 units, 4.3%
- Cyprus — 65 units, 4.3%
- Greece — 450 units, 3.5%
- Czech Republic — 575 units, 2.8%
- Slovakia — 217 units, 2.7%
- Poland — 1,129 units, 2.6%
- Italy — 2,961 units, 2.1%
- Croatia — 82 units, 1.8%
If we talk not about the share of electric cars in new sales, but about the absolute number, Ukraineʼs position will be eighteenth. Which in general is also not bad — it is approximately in the middle of the list. However, the quantitative rating itself cannot be considered a sufficiently objective assessment, since other factors should be taken into account — primarily the population of each country, internal stability, the state of the economy, general well-being, as well as the presence of government programs to support buyers of electric cars — subsidies, soft loans, etc.
In Ukraine, from the category of benefits, there is almost "zero" customs clearance (when importing, only the excise duty for an electric car should be paid), but this tax "holiday" will last until the specified date — December 31, 2025. Further, the import of electric cars (if these benefits are not extended) will be charged with a full set of taxes — customs, excise and VAT. Which will push BEV prices up by at least 30%. Exemption on a permanent basis will remain only from the contribution to the Pension Fund (3-5% of the value of the vehicle) for the first registration of a car with an electric motor. It is obvious that after the increase in the price of electric cars by a third, it is unlikely that the current rate of replenishment of the fleet with them will be maintained.
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