Prague – In the first half of the year, the Czech Republic experienced the second highest increase in new electric vehicle registrations within the European Union, with a sales surge of 67 percent, following Spain’s 84 percent rise. Overall, the European electric vehicle market grew by 22 percent. Nevertheless, the Czech Republic ranks 17th in electric vehicle market share, holding only six percent. This data is sourced from the Transport Research Centre (CDV).
According to CDV director Jindřich Frič, the impact of subsidies in the Czech Republic has plateaued, indicating that growth may decelerate. “There was a notable year-on-year increase in battery electric vehicle registrations in the Czech Republic of 67 percent, totaling 6,910 vehicles. However, this growth originates from a low baseline. When compared to the second half of last year (6,799 vehicles), where the subsidy program’s effects were fully realized, the increase is minimal. This implies that the growth momentum is likely to diminish,” Frič explained.
The average electric vehicle market share in new car registrations in the EU for the first half of the year was 15.6 percent, with Denmark leading at 64 percent, followed by Sweden at 35.2 percent and the Netherlands at 35 percent. Among V4 countries, Hungary recorded a higher share at 7.9 percent, while Poland and Slovakia reported lower figures at five percent and 4.4 percent, respectively.
Frič noted that the rise in electric vehicle registrations in the Czech Republic is bolstered by a greater selection of affordable electric models, pressure to cut emissions in corporate fleets, and the gradual enhancement of public charging infrastructure.
In the first half of the year, the Czech market was primarily led by the Škoda Elroq (1,470 registrations), followed by the Škoda Enyaq (956 registrations) and the Tesla Model Y (794 registrations). Currently, around 48,000 battery electric vehicles are on Czech roads, supported by nearly 7,000 publicly accessible charging points. (July 24)
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