EU-EFTA Nations Ramp Up Electric Vans, Trucks

EU-EFTA Nations Ramp Up Electric Vans, Trucks


By MITCH R. CONFESOR


MANILA, 6 April 2024Bulgaria, Greece and Lithuania have been leading European Union (UN) nations as well as the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in ramping up electrically chargeable vans – covering battery electric and plug-in hybrid versions – with rising percentage growth year-to-date (YTD) for 2022-2023.

On a much smaller scale, however, Poland, Portugal and the Netherlands in the EU as well as Iceland within EFTA were leading the rest in also ramping up electrically chargeable trucks (battery electric and plug-in hybrids) with considerable percentage growth YTD the past couple of years.

Croatia, Cyprus and France meanwhile have been leaders in EU-EFTA nations in incrementally increasing hybrid electric vans – including full and mild hybrid versions – in percentage growth YTD for 2022-2023. Italy and the Netherlands were leaders in the EU when it came to improving numbers of hybrid electric trucks, aside from the United Kingdom outside of the EU.

When it comes to percentage growth YTD 2022-2023 for fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), natural gas vehicles (NGVs), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vehicles, E85/ethanol and other fuel power sources, Hungary as well as Sweden and Czechia lead in vans, while Denmark and Hungary lead in trucks in the EU, aside from Iceland within EFTA.



Diesel vs Petrol

Austria leads EU nations in heavily surging up volume and percentage growth of diesel vans with skyrocketing percentage growth YTD 2022-2023, with Croatia and Czechia closely following. Cyprus and Portugal in the EU and again Iceland within EFTA lead percentage growth of diesel trucks YTD 2022-2023.

But when it comes to percentage growth YTD 2022-2023 for petrol- or gasoline-run commercial vehicles, there is just a slight uptick for vans and almost none for trucks. Portugal and Luxembourg lead the EU in petrol van growth while only Norway within EFTA made some slight growth among petrol trucks.

Electrically Chargeable Vans (battery electric and plug-in hybrids) YTD 2022-2023 % Growth

  1. Bulgaria: from 20 to 147 or +635.0
  2. Greece: from 169 to 998 or +490.5
  3. Lithuania: from 53 to 179 or +237.7
  4. Romania: from 211 to 557 or +164.0
  5. Malta: from 34 to 86 or +153.0
  6. Luxembourg: from 176 to 432 or +145.5
  7. Latvia: from 33 to 81 or +145.5
  8. Portugal: from 1,018 to 2,448 or +140.5
  9. Finland: from 711 to 1,602 or +125.3
  10. Slovakia: from 117 to 258 or +120.5
  11. Netherlands: from 4,739 to 9,971 or +110.4
  12. Estonia: from 62 to 126 or +103.2
  13. Spain: from 4,985 to 9,983 or +100.3
  14. Czechia: from 199 to 392 or +97.0
  15. Slovenia: from 55 to 108 or +96.4

Hybrid Electric Vans (full and mild hybrids) YTD 2022-2023 % Growth

  1. Croatia: from 8 to 24 or +200.0
  2. Cyprus: from 51 to 74 or +45.1
  3. France: from 7,095 to 9,539 or +34.4
  4. Austria: from 284 to 362 or +27.5
  5. Spain: from 3,477 to 4,105 or +18.1
  6. UK (outside EU): from 4,853 to 7,425 or +53.0


Fuel-cell EVs, NGVs, LPG, E85/ethanol, other fuels YTD 2022-2023 % Growth

  1. Hungary: from 56 to 1,328 or +2,271.4
  2. Sweden: from 545 to 1,988 or +264.8
  3. Czechia: from 47 to 121 or +157.4
  4. Bulgaria: from 8 to 17 or +112.5
  5. Lithuania and UK: from 1 to 2 or +100.0

Petrol/Gasoline Vans YTD 2022-2023 % Growth

  1. Portugal: from 59 to 134 or +127.1
  2. Luxembourg: from 100 to 203 or +103.0
  3. Ireland: from 178 to 329 or +84.8
  4. Greece: from 406 to 748 or +84.2
  5. Slovakia: from 340 to 613 or +80.3
  6. France: from 23,824 to 42,570 or +78.7
  7. (EFTA) Norway: from 255 to 466 or +82.7

Diesel Vans YTD 2022-2023 % Growth

  1. Austria: from 18,381 to 24,995 or +36.0
  2. Croatia: from 5,198 to 6,982 or +34.3
  3. Czechia: from 15,571 to 20,800 or +33.6
  4. Luxembourg: from 3,723 to 4,770 or +28.1
  5. Italy: from 121,690 to 155,728 or +28.0
  6. Ireland: from 22,681 to 27,532 or +21.4
  7. Spain: from 105,685 to 126,015 or +19.2
  8. UK (outside EU): from 255,431 to 306,331 or +19.9



Electrically Chargeable Trucks (battery electric and plug-in hybrids) YTD 2022-2023 % Growth

  1. Poland: from 6 to 85 or +1,316.7
  2. Portugal: from 1 to 14 or +1,300.0
  3. Netherlands: from 116 to 1,148 or +889.7
  4. Hungary: from 4 to 38 or +650.0
  5. Luxembourg: from 2 to 15 or +650.0
  6. Slovakia: from 2 to 12 or +500.0
  7. Slovenia: from 1 to 6 or +500.0
  8. Belgium: from 24 to 113 or +370.8
  9. Italy: from 17 to 72 or +323.5
  10. France: from 166 to 595 or +258.4
  11. Denmark: from 89 to 316 or +255.1
  12. (EFTA) Iceland: from 1 to 18 or +1,700.0

Hybrid Electric Trucks (full+mild hybrids) YTD 2022-2023 % Growth

  1. Italy: from 12 to 249 or +1,975.0
  2. Netherlands: from 27 to 62 or +129.6
  3. UK (outside EU): from 1 to 5 or +400.0

Fuel-cell EVs, NGVs, LPG, E85/ethanol, other fuels YTD 2022-2023 % Growth

  1. (EFTA) Iceland: from 4 to 14 or +250.0
  2. Denmark: from 23 to 70 or +204.3
  3. Hungary: from 5 to 12 or +140.0

Petrol/Gasoline Trucks YTD 2022-2023 % Growth

  • (EFTA) Norway: from 3 to 5 or +66.7

Diesel Trucks YTD 2022-2023 % Growth

  1. Cyprus: from 94 to 159 or +69.1
  2. Portugal: from 4,671 to 6,883 or +47.4
  3. Luxembourg: from 1,412 to 1,814 or +28.5
  4. Slovakia: from 3,123 to 3,914 or +25.3
  5. (EFTA) Iceland: from 279 to 390 or +39.8



Vans 2022-2023

New EU van sales surged 14.6% to nearly 1.5 million units, driven by strong performances in key EU markets. Italy led the way with a remarkable 22.7% growth, followed closely by Spain at 22%, Germany at 12.1%, and France at 8.9%.

In 2023, diesel continued to lead, with 1.2 million units registered, marking a 10.4% increase from 2022. However, its market share contracted from 85.7% in 2022 to 82.6% last year. Simultaneously, electrically chargeable vans are gaining traction, contributing to a gradual shift in market dynamics. Electric van sales surged by 56.8% in 2023, claiming a 7.4% market share, up from 5.4% in 2022. This shift was driven by substantial gains in key markets, including the Netherlands (+110.4%), Spain (+100.3%), and France (+76.7%).



Trucks 2022-2023

Similarly, the new EU truck registrations grew by a substantial 16.3% to 346,986 units. Germany led the pack with 94,820 units sold, reflecting a significant 24.4% increase. Other major EU markets experienced double-digit growth, including Spain at 22.3%, Italy at 11.4%, and France at 11.3%.

Also in 2023, diesel continued to dominate the truck market, constituting 95.7% of new truck registrations. Solid growth of 15.4% was recorded in EU diesel truck sales, propelled by notable expansions in key markets, including Germany (+23.5%), Spain (+21.8%), and Italy (+12.3%). At the same time, new electric truck registrations experienced an impressive 234.1% growth, reaching 5,279 units. The Netherlands (+889.7%) and Germany (+169.8%) emerged as the primary drivers behind this remarkable growth, jointly contributing to over 60% of all EU electric truck sales. Electric trucks now represent 1.5% of the market, substantial progress from the previous year’s 0.8%.



Buses 2022-2023

New EU bus registrations grew by a remarkable 19.4% compared to 2022, totaling 32,593 units. Looking at major EU markets, Italy and Spain experienced a noteworthy 56.2% growth. The largest and second-largest bus markets, Germany and France, grew by a solid 12.5% and 4.1%, respectively.

Again in 2023, new EU electric bus registrations increased by 39.1% to 5,166 units, claiming a 15.9% market share. Spain led with an impressive 269.7% growth, followed by Italy (+253.4%) and Germany (+29.3%). Hybrid-electric buses also showed positive year-end figures, experiencing a 115.1% growth that nearly doubled market share from 7.1% to 12.8% compared to 2022. Noteworthy growth in the top three markets – France (+221.3%), Spain (+172.4%), and Germany (+37.5%) – contributed to this result. Despite the rising popularity of alternatively powered buses, diesel maintains the largest share at 62.3%, albeit down from 66.9% in 2022.



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