Market: Electric vehicles drive positive trend
ENERGY CRISIS? The discussions about an impending power shortage have so far had no impact on the Swiss car market. At 21.6%, the market share of plug-in vehicles in August was similar to that of the previous year.
Despite ongoing supply problems with vendor parts, the level of the overall market in August was only 0.4 percent lower than a year ago, at 16,384 new registrations.
Of the 141,659 new vehicles put on the road since the beginning of the year, 34,361 have a charging option via the power grid. This includes 22,302 electric cars and 12,059 plug-in hybrids. The number of first-time registrations of plug-in vehicles is 13.1 percent higher than in the previous year.
Electricity consumption of e-mobiles modest
According to the Swiss Federal Office of Energy, the 70,000 or so electric cars on Swiss roads as of the end of September 2021 would require less than 0.4 percent of the country's electricity consumption.
Auto-Schweiz President Albert Rösti: "The current discussions and planning games about a possible electricity shortage in the coming winter are therefore also poison for the further market development of electromobility. Savings measures should not first hit those who have been pioneers in recent years and bought a CO2-efficient electric car. Moreover, transport is systemically relevant for our society."
Ban on internal combustion vehicles from 2035 remains questionable
In the short term, the power supply must be secured for the coming winter, both through effective measures on the production side and through sensible savings on the consumption side, Albert Rösti further emphasized.
In addition, the current energy crisis calls into question the European Union's target of banning internal combustion engines from 2035, as it massively restricts flexibility in the use of available energy sources. Detailed figures by brand are available on the website.
