Europe: Electric and hybrid vehicles outnumber internal combustion engines in early 2022
This page is translated from the original post "Europe : électriques et hybrides aspirent les thermiques début 2022" in French.
- 21/07/2022 12:00
The internal combustion engine plummets in the first six months of 2022, at the expense of hybrid and electric vehicles continuing their rise in Europe.
As we know, the energy transition is happening across all sectors in Europe, including the automotive industry. We can also quantify precisely the evolution of this industry, which has long lagged behind, as it was the only one not seeing its CO2 emissions decrease.
Rise of hybrids and electric vehicles
But the trend is clear. It is 2022, and internal combustion vehicles show a significant decrease in the first six months indicates ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association). New petrol and diesel vehicles each lost 4% of market share in just one year. They now account for only 38% and 17% of sales, totaling 55%. Who benefits from this?
Primarily hybrids, non-rechargeable. They now represent 23% of sales, ahead of diesel, compared to 19% in 2021. It should be noted that ACEA includes micro-hybrids, which are cars equipped with only a 48V system and are therefore not very different from traditional internal combustion models. The decline of diesel and petrol opens the way for electric vehicles, reaching nearly 10% in 2022. Last year, they were only at 6.6%, a half increase. In this game, Norway remains by far the most electrified country with 80% of registrations (compared to 12% in France).
Finally, rechargeable hybrid vehicles are in decline, below 9% and showing little change compared to 2021. In the long term, note that the European Union has decided to end thermal combustion by 2035.
| Energy | 6 months 2022 | 6 months 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 37.9% | 41.9% | -4 |
| Hybrid | 22.8% | 19% | +3.8 |
| Diesel | 17.4% | 21.6% | -4.2 |
| Electric | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3 |
| Rechargeable Hybrid | 8.7% | 8.3% | +0.4 |
| Others | 3.1% | 2.5% | +0.6 |
457,000 electric vehicles in 6 months, the million mark in 2022?
Overall, electric cars are gaining ground, with an increase of 28.4% in raw value. Thus, 457,608 units were sold from January to June this year, compared to 356,328 last year. All European countries recorded growth, except Italy (-18%) and Austria (-6%). Germany remains by far the leading market, ahead of the UK and France.
| Country | Sales 6 months 2022 | vs 2021 | |
| 1 | Germany | 167,503 | +12% |
| 2 | UK | 115,249 | +56% |
| 3 | France | 93,344 | +29% |
| 4 | Norway | 54,177 | +13% |
| 5 | Sweden | 39,722 | +76% |
| 6 | Netherlands | 29,609 | +83% |
| 7 | Italy | 24,943 | -18% |
| 8 | Switzerland | 18,039 | +46% |
| 9 | Belgium | 17,205 | +89% |
| 10 | Austria | 14,504 | -6% |
Model-wise, exact figures are not available. But based on data from the first five months, Tesla Model Y and Model 3 seem to be leading above the Fiat 500. Followed by Volkswagen ID.4, Kia e-Niro, Peugeot e-208, and Renault ZOE.
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