The number of electric passenger vehicles in the European Union increased by 76% in 2021 compared to 2020, with all EU member states reporting increases, according to data published by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat).

The biggest increases, of over 120%, in the fleet of electric passenger vehicles in the European Union were registered in Finland (136%), Croatia (127%) and Italy (122%), while Romania, Denmark and Germany reported increases between 100% and 120%. In Romania, 12,133 electric passenger vehicles were registered in 2021.

In 2021, the lowest growth rate of the fleet of electric passenger vehicles was recorded in the Czech Republic (12%) and Spain (15%).

The total number of electric passenger vehicles in the European Union was estimated at 1.9 million. The EU member states with more than 100,000 electric passenger vehicles were Germany (618,000), France (403,000), the Netherlands (245,000), Italy (118,000) and Sweden (110,000).

In the EU, electricity consumption in road transport (which includes electricity used for electric trolleybuses and electric vehicle charging) increased significantly in 2021 compared to 2020 (80%).

In absolute terms, in the EU the consumption of electricity in road transport reached 6,910 gigawatt hours (GWh), which corresponds to a percentage of 0.3% of the final consumption.

Among the EU member states, the highest consumption of electricity in road transport was recorded in Sweden (1,433 GWh), Germany (1,386 GWh) and the Netherlands (1,071 GWh), and the lowest in Cyprus (0 GWh), Slovenia (4 GWh) and Malta (5 GWh).