According to figures from European Alternative Fuels Observatory Iceland has the second larges electric vehicle market in Europe. In 2016 5.37% of all new vehicles registered in Iceland were electric or hybrid cars. The European average is only 1.23%.
The top market for electric vehicles in Europe is Norway, where 29% of all new vehicles were electric or hybrid cars. Iceland came second, with 5.37%, followed by Sweden (3.6%), Holland (3.4%) and Switzerland (1.8%).
Read more: Soon motorists on Icelandic highways will be able drive, using local green energy
Most of the electric vehicles registered in Iceland were plug-in hybrid cars which can operate on either gasoline or electricity. Only 1.8% of newly registered cars in Iceland were pure electric cars, rather than plug in hybrids. The reason for the high share of pug-in hyrbrids compared to pure electric cars in Iceland is that few rapid-charging stations are located outside the metropolitan area. Plans are underway to increase the number of charging stations along the ring road.
According to figures from European Alternative Fuels Observatory Iceland has the second larges electric vehicle market in Europe. In 2016 5.37% of all new vehicles registered in Iceland were electric or hybrid cars. The European average is only 1.23%.
The top market for electric vehicles in Europe is Norway, where 29% of all new vehicles were electric or hybrid cars. Iceland came second, with 5.37%, followed by Sweden (3.6%), Holland (3.4%) and Switzerland (1.8%).
Read more: Soon motorists on Icelandic highways will be able drive, using local green energy
Most of the electric vehicles registered in Iceland were plug-in hybrid cars which can operate on either gasoline or electricity. Only 1.8% of newly registered cars in Iceland were pure electric cars, rather than plug in hybrids. The reason for the high share of pug-in hyrbrids compared to pure electric cars in Iceland is that few rapid-charging stations are located outside the metropolitan area. Plans are underway to increase the number of charging stations along the ring road.
