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Battery-only electric cars continued to increase in 2022

In 2022, the number of battery-only electric passenger cars in the EU countries almost reached 3.0 million, which is a +55% increase compared with 2021 (1.9 million).

The highest annual rate of increase in battery-only electric passenger cars in the period 2013-2022 was noted between 2019 and 2020 (+85%), followed by the increase in 2021 compared with 2020 (+78%). The share of battery-only electric passenger cars in the total number of passenger cars grew from 0.02% in 2013 to 1.19% in 2022.

Source: 
Eurostat, 23 January 2024