Cyprus fourth lowest in EV adoption in Europe, study finds

New research conducted by electronic registration portal Vignette Croatia has shed light on the European countries with the lowest adoption rates of electric vehicles (EVs), placing Cyprus fourth on the list.

Analysing the latest 2022 data from Eurostat, the study revealed that Bosnia and Herzegovina tops the chart as the country with the least utilisation of electric vehicles, with a mere 0.01 per cent of all vehicles being electric. In concrete figures, out of 1,006,142 registered vehicles, only 138 are electric-powered.

Following closely behind, North Macedonia claims the second spot, with 0.04 per cent of its total vehicles being electric. With 483,482 registered vehicles, the country accounts for 190 electric vehicles.

Turkey, positioned in third place, demonstrates a similar trend, with only 0.1 per cent of its 14,269,352 registered vehicles being electric, totalling 14,552 electric vehicles.

Cyprus, however, finds itself in the fourth position on the list, with 0.138 per cent of all vehicles in the nation being electric. Out of the 601,131 registered vehicles, a mere 830 are electric-powered.

Poland wraps up the top five, with 0.144 per cent of its 21,458,101 registered vehicles being electric, summing up to 30,841 electric vehicles.