Electric vehicle sales up 21.5% until November

  • Lusa
  • 5 December 2022

In a statement, the ACAP - Portuguese Automobile Association said that there were 5,588 units in November, an increase of 12.3% compared to the same period in the previous year.

The electric vehicle market in Portugal increased by 21.5% between January and November, with 53,085 cars sold, according to data from ACAP – Portuguese Automobile Association, released on Monday.

In a statement, the association said that there were 5,588 units in November, an increase of 12.3% compared to the same period in the previous year.

By category, 5,478 new electric, ‘plug-in’ and hybrid electric passenger cars were registered in November, 11.8% more than in the same month of 2021.

Between January and November, this market added 52,321 units, a gain of 20.5% compared to the first 11 months of the previous year.

“Specifically looking at electric vehicles, November 2022 saw an increase of 7.6% compared to the same month in 2021, with 2,120 new light passenger vehicles registered,” reads the same note.

In the 11 months, there was an increase of 38%, with 15,712 units sold.

In turn, the light vehicle electric, ‘plug-in’ and hybrid electric market grew 40.8% compared to November 2021, with 107 units registered.

That market reached 760 units between January and November, showing a growth of 179.4% compared to the same period of the previous year.

In November, there was a 39.5% increase in the registrations of new electric light goods vehicles, compared to the same month in 2021, while, from January to November, there was a gain of 190.2%.

Concerning heavy vehicles, in the first 11 months of the year, “there were no changes since the number of vehicles registered is the same as in the same period of 2021,” ACAP concluded.