There are now more than a million passenger cars in the Netherlands that can run entirely or partially on electricity. This is almost as much as the number of diesels, according to data that NU.nl requested from the RDW.
Last December, 1,010,737 cars circulated in our country that can run on electricity, at least in part. This includes all-electric vehicles like a Tesla, hybrids like the Toyota Prius, plug-in hybrids like the Mitsubishi Outlander, but also hydrogen cars like the Toyota Mirai.
The majority of electric cars (about 735,000) have been purchased in the last five years. Due to this rapid increase, the electrified segment has almost surpassed the number of diesel cars. In December, there were 1,038,192 copies.
Although the number of plug-in vehicles has increased, petrol cars are still by far the most popular in the Netherlands. As many as 7.8 million passenger cars can only run on petrol. Hybrid or petrol cars with an integrated LPG system are therefore not included.
More and more Dutch people are expected to drive electrically in the coming years. On Tuesday, for example, it will open a window where you can apply for a subsidy for the use of an electric car, even if it is a used car. There are almost 100 million euros to forgive, with which the plate is filled better than in previous years.
Furthermore, it was agreed in the coalition agreement that from 2030 every new car must be able to drive emission-free. Copies that run on diesel or petrol can no longer leave the showroom. This makes the government even stricter than the EU. It has the same goal, but only since 2035.
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