What is the percentage of EV sales in Portugal?
- Valerie Charoux
- Jan 5, 2024
- 2 min read
Portugal automotive news - What is the percentage of electric and hybrid car sales in Portugal and what is the best-selling luxury EV car brand?
What is the percentage of electric and hybrid car sales in Portugal?
The percentage of electric and hybrid car sales in Portugal in 2023 for all types of electric vehicles grew by 60,4% compared to 2022.
Per type of electric and hybrid vehicles sold in Portugal in 2023, there was a growth of 101.9% for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) passenger cars, of 140.9% for BEV light goods vehicles and of 523.4% for BEV heavy goods vehicle, according to data from ACAP.
Just for the month of December 2023, there were 8,640 new electric, plug-in and electric hybrid passenger cars registered in Portugal, that represents a 52.7% growth compared to the same period in 2022.
What is Portugal’s best-selling luxury EV car brand?
The favorite luxury car brand of the Portuguese is Mercedes Benz, and it is Portugal’s leading premium automotive brand since the last nine years.
Mercedes-Benz is also a best-selling EV car brand since more than 56% of sales were electric cars and plug-in hybrids, with a total of 8,324 units registered, that is a growth of 63% compared to the same period in 2022. More than 16% of sales were fully electric cars, with a total of 2,408 units registered, that is a 65% growth compared to the same period in 2022.
For all types of vehicles, both EV and non-electric, Mercedes Benz sold a record number of 14,810 passenger vehicles in 2023, that is a 22.6% growth compared to the same period in 2022.
During the month of December 2023, Mercedes Benz registered record sales with a 50.4% growth compared to the same period in 2022. The luxury car brand was not only the No 1 in Portugal’s premium automotive market segment but also rose to become second best-selling car brand for all market segments.
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