On Tuesday 17 January, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) published the 2023 edition of its report on the state of the European car fleet.
For example, the report points out that while the EU passenger car fleet - around 250 million vehicles - has grown by 1.2% in 2021 compared to 2020, electric vehicles (battery electric and plug-in hybrids) still account for only 1.5% of the total, despite an increase in the number of sales.
In detail, and while the subject is at the heart of the work of the European institutions (see EUROPE 13046/12), only Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden passed the 2% mark.
Almost 93% of personal vehicles still run on diesel and petrol, while 91% of light commercial vehicles and 96.4% of trucks run on diesel. Diesel buses account for 92.5% of the EU fleet. The share of electric buses is only 1.3%, but there are significant disparities within the EU, with 7.8% of Luxembourg buses and 14.5% of Dutch buses being electric.
The report also looks at the age of the EU car fleet. In this respect, Greece and Estonia have the most ageing fleets, with an average age of 17 years for their vehicles. The European average is 12 years for cars and light commercial vehicles. It rises to 14.2 years for trucks.
See the report: https://aeur.eu/f/4xf (Original version in French by Thomas Mangin)