The Netherlands will have the joint-highest proportion of electric vehicle sales across Europe by 2035, with a total of 99.90% of new registered cars predicted to be electric.
That’s according to the latest study by Confused.com (Q1 2022), which analysed historical trends and data from the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Eurostat. The research predicts which European countries are likely to have the highest proportion of electric vehicle sales by 2035.
The European countries with the highest proportion of new electric vehicles (EVs) by 2035
With the highest percentage of new electric vehicle sales in 2020 (54.37%), Norway is also likely to have the highest proportion of newly registered EVs by 2035. According to the data, Confused.com predicts that 99.9% of them will be electric – a whopping 83.74% increase within 15 years. It’s joined at the top by the Netherlands, which is also expected to have 99.9% of its newly registered vehicles as electric by 2035. This is a 336% improvement within the specified timeframe.
In Sweden, 80.35% of new car sales are expected to be electric by 2035, the second-highest proportion across Europe. With only 9.69% of the new cars registered being electric in 2020, the Swedish market is likely to see a significant jump in sales. This means a predicted 729% increase in EV registrations by 2035!
Denmark places fourth, with 54.51% of new vehicles estimated to be electric by 2035 – 658% increase to the proportion of EVs in 2020 (7.19%). Compared to its European neighbours, this is 5% more than Germany (51.68%), but 32% less than Sweden (80.35%) and 45% less than Norway (99.90%).
With 51.86% of new vehicles estimated to be electric by 2035, Portugal places fifth. This is a staggering 857% increase to the number of EVs in 2020 (5.42%). Germany narrowly follows behind in sixth with 51.68% of new registered vehicles predicted to be electric by 2035.
