How electric cars are doing in Italy (and which ones are the most sold)
In January 2022, 9223 electric cars were registered in Italy. All data and best-selling models
In January 2022, 9223 electric cars were registered in Italy, including pure battery vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). Compared to the same month of the previous year, the growth was 47.5 percent.
The data is provided by MOTUS-E, the association that brings together operators in the Italian electric mobility chain.
AS THEY GO PURE AND HYBRID
Specifically, 3,651 pure electric cars (+46 percent compared to January 2021) and 5,572 plug-in hybrids (+48.5 percent) were registered last January.
THE MARKET SHARE
Overall, in January the market share of electric vehicles on the total number of registered vehicles was 8.5 per cent, almost double compared to that recorded in January 2021 (4.6 per cent) but much lower when compared to the numbers. in the last quarter of last year (above 12 per cent).
HOW MANY ELECTRIC CARS ARE IN ITALY IN 2022
In January 2022 there were 244,944 electric cars in circulation in Italy: 127,789 are pure, battery-powered, and 119,155 are plug-in hybrids.
DATA IN A GRAPH
COMPARISON WITH DECEMBER 2021
If the comparison with January 2021 is positive, the comparison with the last month of last year instead shows a significant drop in registrations for all types of electric cars: MOTUS-E speaks of a -22.3 percent, corresponding to 2610 fewer vehicles sold. More specifically, plug-in hybrids are stable, while they slow down the pure ones more markedly.
BECAUSE HYBRIDS PERFORM BETTER
While plug-in hybrids continue to be registered despite the lack of purchase incentives, pure electric cars show greater fatigue. "Probably", explains the association, "this is also due to a greater delivery of BEVs [pure electric, ed ] in December since the full electric models contribute more to the achievement of the CO2 emissions targets that homes must comply with. at European level".
MARKET DOWN
In January 2022 there was an overall decline in car sales compared to January 2021: 108,132 units against 134,465, 19.5 percent less.
"This is a sign", notes MOTUS-E, "that many citizens still live in the uncertainty of choosing the vehicle to buy and that the market has not recovered: the effects of the pandemic continue to be seen, certainly in delivery delays but also in the lack of liquidity of the citizens and in the indecision about the cars to buy. However, we have to ask ourselves when, in the absence of incentive measures for the purchase or disincentives to circulate old-fashioned vehicles, we will return to registrations exceeding 1.85 million as in 2019 ".
THE MOST SELLING ELECTRIC CARS IN JANUARY 2022
The best-selling pure electric car in Italy in January 2022 was the Dacia Spring, with 656 units. Followed by the Fiat 500e ( which dominated 2021 ) with 548 units and, in third place, the Renault Twingo with 298.
Fourth and fifth places in the ranking are occupied by the smart fortwo (230) and the Renault Zoe (221).
The best-selling plug-in hybrids last month are the Jeep Compass (1131 units), the Jeep Renegade (537) and the BMW X1 (419).
Sales are mainly concentrated in the Northeast and Northwest.
COMPARISON WITH EUROPE
Germany is the European country with the largest number of electric vehicles registered in 2021 (682,077 units). In second place is the United Kingdom (305,281 units) and in third place France (303,168). Italy is in fourth place, with a total of 136,754 electric vehicles registered.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/auto-elettriche-italia-vendite-gennaio-2022/ on Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:58:54 +0000.