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EU countries by new battery electric car registrations

Germany had the highest new battery electric car registrations of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 470,559. Cyprus had the lowest, at 401. The median was 11,293 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.13 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest470,559Germany
Lowest401Cyprus
Median11,29327 EU countries
European Union (27)1,129,786History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 34,165 countBelgium: 37,760 countBulgaria: 1,021 countCyprus: 401 countCzechia: 3,786 countGermany: 470,559 countDenmark: 30,799 countEstonia: 693 countSpain: 31,737 countFinland: 14,531 countFrance: 207,171 countGreece: 2,826 countCroatia: 1,062 countHungary: 4,707 countIreland: 15,872 countItaly: 48,960 countLithuania: 1,507 countLuxembourg: 6,391 countLatvia: 1,069 countMalta: 990 countNetherlands: 73,250 countPoland: 11,293 countPortugal: 18,426 countRomania: 11,638 countSweden: 95,371 countSlovenia: 2,293 countSlovakia: 1,508 count
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  • 1,000 to 4,000
  • 4,000 to 15K
  • 15K to 37K
  • 37K and over
count, 2022. Source: Eurostat, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2022

Germany: 470,559 countGermany470,559France: 207,171 countFrance207,171Sweden: 95,371 countSweden95,371Netherlands: 73,250 countNetherlands73,250Italy: 48,960 countItaly48,960Belgium: 37,760 countBelgium37,760Austria: 34,165 countAustria34,165Spain: 31,737 countSpain31,737Denmark: 30,799 countDenmark30,799Portugal: 18,426 countPortugal18,426Ireland: 15,872 countIreland15,872Finland: 14,531 countFinland14,531Romania: 11,638 countRomania11,638Poland: 11,293 countPoland11,293Luxembourg: 6,391 countLuxembourg6,391Hungary: 4,707 countHungary4,707Czechia: 3,786 countCzechia3,786Greece: 2,826 countGreece2,826Slovenia: 2,293 countSlovenia2,293Slovakia: 1,508 countSlovakia1,508Lithuania: 1,507 countLithuania1,507Latvia: 1,069 countLatvia1,069Croatia: 1,062 countCroatia1,062Bulgaria: 1,021 countBulgaria1,021Malta: 990 countMalta990Estonia: 693 countEstonia693Cyprus: 401 countCyprus401Germany: 470,559 countGermany470,559France: 207,171 countFrance207,171Sweden: 95,371 countSweden95,371Netherlands: 73,250 countNetherlands73,250Italy: 48,960 countItaly48,960Belgium: 37,760 countBelgium37,760Austria: 34,165 countAustria34,165Spain: 31,737 countSpain31,737Denmark: 30,799 countDenmark30,799Portugal: 18,426 countPortugal18,426Ireland: 15,872 countIreland15,872Finland: 14,531 countFinland14,531Romania: 11,638 countRomania11,638Poland: 11,293 countPoland11,293Luxembourg: 6,391 countLuxembourg6,391Hungary: 4,707 countHungary4,707Czechia: 3,786 countCzechia3,786Greece: 2,826 countGreece2,826Slovenia: 2,293 countSlovenia2,293Slovakia: 1,508 countSlovakia1,508Lithuania: 1,507 countLithuania1,507Latvia: 1,069 countLatvia1,069Croatia: 1,062 countCroatia1,062Bulgaria: 1,021 countBulgaria1,021Malta: 990 countMalta990Estonia: 693 countEstonia693Cyprus: 401 countCyprus401
count. Source: Eurostat, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1Germany470,559+32.2%
2France207,171+25.1%
3Sweden95,371+65.6%
4Netherlands73,250+15.1%
5Italy48,960-29.2%
6Belgium37,760+65.8%
7Austria34,165+2.4%
8Spain31,737+30.1%
9Denmark30,799+23.8%
10Portugal18,426+36%
11Ireland15,872+72.5%
12Finland14,531+43.1%
13Romania11,638+83.4%
14Poland11,293+59.2%
15Luxembourg6,391+37.5%
16Hungary4,707+9.1%
17Czechia3,786+19.4%
18Greece2,826+30%
19Slovenia2,293+31.6%
20Slovakia1,508+36.5%
21Lithuania1,507+18%
22Latvia1,069+122.7%
23Croatia1,062-5.3%
24Bulgaria1,021+218.1%
25Malta990+138%
26Estonia693+42.3%
27Cyprus401+414.1%

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About this ranking

Passenger cars powered only by electricity registered for the first time in the year.

New registrations reported by national vehicle registers to Eurostat. Battery electric cars run only on electricity; plug-in hybrids are counted separately by Eurostat and are not included here.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda) (EU countries by new battery electric car registrations, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table

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New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda), EU countries by new battery electric car registrations, 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 6 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/new-battery-electric-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda). EU countries by new battery electric car registrations, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/new-battery-electric-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2022.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda), EU countries by new battery electric car registrations, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/new-battery-electric-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest new battery electric car registrations?

Germany, with 470,559 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest new battery electric car registrations?

Cyprus, with 401 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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