Electric truck and van registrations decreased in Europe in 2024. The latest data released by ACEA
Electrically chargeable truck registrations fell by 4.6%, with their market share remaining stable at 2.3% as compared to last year. Looking at registrations per country, Germany leads in both the heavy-duty and medium-duty (up to 16 ton GVW) segments. Electrically chargeable vans experienced a significant decline of 9.1%, reducing their market share to 6.1% from 7.2% the previous year. France is by far the first country in the EU27.
The registrations of both electric trucks and vans had a significant decrease in Europe in 2024, compared to the previous year. This is one of the main trends that emerged from the data just released by ACEA, the European association of automotive manufacturers.
More into details, electrically chargeable truck registrations fell by 4.6%, with their market share remaining stable at 2.3% as compared to last year. Despite Germany (+57.4%), Italy (+115.2%), and Sweden (+59.6%) managed to grow, other relevant European countries, such as France (-57.4%) and the Netherlands (-42.3%) experienced a significant decline. On the other hand, diesel trucks continued to dominate in 2024, accounting for 95.1% of new EU registrations. Looking at registrations per country, Germany leads in both the heavy-duty and medium-duty (up to 16 ton GVW) segments, followed by France and the Netherlands in the heavy-duty segment, and by France and Spain in the medium-duty one.
Electric truck and van registrations: not a good year
In the van sector (GVW under 3.5 ton), diesel remained the preferred choice for new EU van buyers in 2024, with registrations rising by 10.5% to 1,340,003 units. Electrically chargeable vans experienced a significant decline of 9.1%, reducing their market share to 6.1% from 7.2% the previous year. Hybrid-electric van sales also fell by 4.8%, accounting for just 2% of the market. Looking at e-van registrations per country, France stands out with over 27,000 units, followed by Germany and the Netherlands.
Talking about total commercial vehicle registrations in the European Union, in the truck sector there was a decline by 6.3% in 2024, totalling 327,896 units. This reduction was primarily driven by an 8.5% drop in heavy-truck sales, partially mitigated by a 5.6% increase in medium-truck registrations. Germany, France and Italy all experience a decrease in sales, while Spain’s thumb is up.
On the contrary, in 2024, new EU van sales increased by 8.3%, reaching 1,586,688 units, driven by positive results in all four key markets. Spain led with a remarkable 13.7% rise, followed by Germany at 8.4%, France at 1.1%, and Italy at 0.9%.
