February 2 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria marked the highest annual increase in battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales among EU member states in Southeast Europe (SEE) in 2022, of 131% to 1,002 units, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) said.
Among the EU countries in SEE, Romania reported the biggest volume of sales of BEVs last year, at a total of 11,638, followed by Greece with 2,827, ACEA said in a press release on Wednesday. In the EU as a whole, registrations of BEVs amounted to 1.1 million in 2022, up 28% on the year.
In terms of petrol car sales, Bulgaria recorded the highest increase in the EU, of 18% to 21,064 units. The country was also the only one among EU member states to register a rise in diesel vehicle registrations, of 4.9% to 5,764 units.
Within the EU, the market share of BEVs expanded to 12% of all new car registrations in the review period, a 3.0 percentage point increase from a year earlier. Petrol-fueled cars held the biggest share, at 36%, followed by hybrid electric vehicles with 23% and diesel vehicles with 16%.
Details follow on new car registrations by type of fuel in 2022:
| |
Battery electric
|
y/y change |
Hybrid |
y/y change |
Petrol |
y/y change |
Diesel |
y/y change |
| Bulgaria |
1,002 |
131.4% |
713 |
7.7% |
21,064 |
18.2% |
5,764 |
4.9% |
| Croatia |
1,369 |
1.3% |
8,174 |
26.9% |
22,589 |
-6.0% |
9,150 |
-20.9% |
| Greece |
2,827 |
29.9% |
29,019 |
24.1% |
47,122 |
-5.0% |
17,114 |
-2.5% |
| Romania |
11,638 |
83.5% |
34,410 |
12.1% |
53,302 |
11.5% |
16,587 |
-18.7% |
| Slovenia |
2,293 |
33.1% |
6,170 |
-0.2% |
27,575 |
-14.5% |
9,012 |
-30.4% |
| EU |
1,123,778 |
28.0% |
2,089,653 |
8.6% |
3,371,153 |
-12.8% |
1,522,686 |
-19.7% |
Battery electric
Source: ACEA