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Number of EVs and HEVS in Different Countries

The fourteen current IEA HEV participant countries represent just under half of the world’s automotive population. These countries are in a significant position to influence energy use for transportation worldwide, and the choices they make regarding the energy carriers could be used as examples for others.

Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Vehicle Type EV1 HEV EV1 HEV EV1 HEV EV1 HEV EV1 HEV
Austria 515 0 517 75 1,300 75 6912 1,264 NA3 NA
Belgium 60 131 504 602 504 1,493 <304 2,908 254 4,850
Canada 14 2,939 11 6,053 18 13,253 21 25,783 29 45,703
Denmark 5,300 15 5,650 35 5,650 60 10,6504 1004 10,6002 2504
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4042 302 4702,4 1,141
France 11,013 650 ~11,000 3,6504 ~11,000 10,0004 NA NA NA NA
Italy 113,2012 720 132,4912 1,112 145,3002 2,170 206,3002 11,218 214,7702 11,245
Netherlands 500 2,000 500 3,000 500 7,500 5005 12,000 60,5002 24,0004
Spain
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220 10,300
Sweden 400 1,350 360 3,300 320 6,100 3,3702 13,500 NA NA
Switzerland 10,780 1,057 13,140 2,469 17,590 4,722 27,4002,4 7,762 42,280 11,140
Turkey
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130 NA NA
United Kingdom
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United States 49,536 197,490 51,398 403,366 53,526 655,230 55,6544 1,006,301 57,7824 1,322,064
IA-HEV Members
Total6
191,319 206,352 215,117 423,662 235,254 700,606 305,020 1,081,268 386,676 1,430,693
                     
China4 13,000,000 NA 23,000,000 NA 33,000,000 NA 45,000,0004 NA NA NA
Japan7 8,500 196,800 9.900 256,600 9,400 356,300 NA NA NA NA
Taiwan4 75,000 NA 94,000 NA 100,000 NA 106,0004 NA NA NA
GRAND TOTAL6 13,274,819 403,152 23,319,017 680,262 33,344,654 1,056,906 45,411,020 1,081,268 386,676 >2,000,000

1 Includes e-bikes and e-scooters, where data available

2 Greater than 50% e-bikes (electric power assist)

3 NA = not available

4 Estimate

5 As many as 300,000 e-bikes (2-wheelers) not included

6 Totals shown are less than actual values because unavailable non-zero data are excluded.

7 Source: Japan Automobile Research Institute

 


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