Europe: EV purchase incentives in selected countries by type of incentive 2023

In the beginning of 2023, there were nearly 14,400 euros available in electric vehicle purchase incentives in the Netherlands for consumers buying an electric compact sport-utility vehicle. This was by far the largest incentive amount recorded across the six countries analyzed, with France coming in second with close to 7,800 euros in total financial incentive. France was the only country among the six surveyed to not offer ownership tax reduction, instead offering the largest purchase grant. The growing European EV market European electric vehicle sales increased in 2022, up by some 15 percent year-over-year. While the European market did not record a growth as quick as the Chinese market (up 82 percent year-over-year across the same period), its EV market has struggled to maintain a steady growth. Quarterly electric vehicle sales in Europe shot up in 2020, as consumers were looking for more sustainable commuting alternatives amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and have been oscillating through 2022. The European Union's commitment to ban the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles in 2035, excluding e-fuels, could partly help the EV market expand. Diverse national markets Germany, the United Kingdom, and France were the European countries with the largest electric vehicle fleet in the region as of 2021. However, Norway recorded the highest EV sales share in Europe, with some 79.33 percent of its 2022 passenger car sales being battery-electric and 9.25 percent being plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. This success was partly due to Norway's extensive incentive program, which the country planned to cut back on in 2023 to promote active mobility. On average, Norwegians were eligible for around 19,000 U.S. dollars of financial benefits at the purchase of a medium electric vehicle in 2022.

2023年初，荷兰为购买电动紧凑型运动型多用途车的消费者提供了近14,400欧元的电动汽车购买补贴。这一数额远远超过分析所涉及的六个国家中任何其他国家的补贴金额，法国以近7,800欧元的总财务补贴位居第二。在六个调查的国家中，法国是唯一一个不提供拥有税减免的国家，而是提供了最大的购车补助。随着欧洲电动汽车市场的日益增长，2022年欧洲电动汽车销量有所上升，同比增长约15%。尽管欧洲市场的增长速度不及中国市场（同期同比增长82%），但其电动汽车市场仍然努力维持稳定的增长。2020年，随着消费者在COVID-19大流行期间寻求更加可持续的通勤替代方案，欧洲的电动汽车季度销量激增，并在2022年间波动。欧盟承诺于2035年禁止销售内燃机车辆（不包括电子燃料），这可能在一定程度上有助于电动汽车市场的扩大。多元化的国家市场德国、英国和法国是截至2021年该地区拥有最大电动汽车车队数量的欧洲国家。然而，挪威记录了欧洲最高的电动汽车销售份额，其2022年的乘用车销量中约有79.33%为纯电动汽车，9.25%为插电式混合动力电动汽车。这一成就部分得益于挪威广泛实施的激励计划，该国计划在2023年削减这一计划以促进积极出行。平均而言，2022年挪威人在购买中型电动汽车时，有资格获得约19,000美元的财务补贴。