Electric cars: which brand sells the most in Portugal?

As we can see, the market for electric vehicles in Portugal is growing. According to the latest data, 4 out of 10 cars sold are electric.

UVE recently released information for July 2022. After all, which brand sells the most in Portugal?

Shocks in the global automotive market, shortages of components, especially microprocessors, and problems in the logistics distribution chains deteriorated with the outbreak of war in Ukraine, creating a general shortage of supply in the automotive industry.

This lack of supply due to increased demand for electric vehicles is becoming apparent in the 100% electric vehicles (BEV - Battery Electric Vehicles) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles) market. in Portugal.

In July 2022, new BEV and PHEV vehicle sales were down 12% month-on-month. In July 2022, 2,649 electric vehicles (BEVs and PHEVs) were sold.considering all vehicle categories - from 1436 BEVs and 1213 PHEVs, representing an annual increase of 16%, mainly due to the aforementioned increase of 61.5% in the 100% electric vehicles (BEV) category.

Electric Vehicles: Sales Quotas by Type of Energy

In July of this year, the share of all 100% electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles (BEV + PHEV) reached 17.02%, surpassed by diesel vehicles, which accounted for 18.45% in the passenger car category. .

Best Selling Electric Vehicle Brands in Portugal

In July, Peugeot became the 100% electric passenger car sales champion in Portugal with 171 sales. They are followed by Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz in 2nd and 3rd places respectively.

Overall in 2022, Tesla is #1 in 100% EV sales with 1,061 units delivered, followed by Peugeot in 2nd with 934 vehicles sold, closing the podium with BMW (BMW+BMWi) with 688 100% EVs sold. . . Three brands remain in the plug-in category: BMW in 1st place, Mercedes-Benz in 2nd and Volvo in 3rd.

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