The latest figures show that there are now less than 2.5 million fossil-fuel cars in Denmark. On the other hand, electric cars are lagging far behind in the rest of Europe.
There are 2.5 million fossil-fuel cars in Denmark. And that is actually the lowest number since 2017. The figure indicates that Denmark is far ahead of the Ministry of Climate's projections.
The 2.5 million diesel and gasoline cars were first expected at the end of 2025.
The Danish e-Mobility interest group writes this on its website this week. And according to director John Dyrby Paulsen, there is plenty to be happy about.
According to Danish e-Mobility, there is only one goal to address – namely replacing fossil-fuel cars.
On the other hand, there are indications that electric cars cannot survive without government support. At least, John Dyrby Paulsen also mentions this kind of thing. He believes that 'incentives' must be used correctly.
– It is a success story that we are ahead of schedule. The spread of electric cars is one of the areas where we are seeing significant progress faster than expected. It shows that when you provide the right incentives, it works.
– The best way to reduce CO2 emissions from the transport sector is to get fossil cars off the roads, says John Dyrby Paulsen.
Danish e-Mobility also does not address how things are in the rest of Europe. In Germany, the continent's largest car market, electric cars have certainly made progress again.
But this must be seen in light of threats of major sanctions from the EU if the number of electric cars is too low. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that car brands have waited to register a bunch of electric cars from December last year to January this year.
That way, the accounts look better. On paper, that is. The Germans will still have to do without the state support for new electric cars, which disappeared in December 2023.
At that time, there was a need to close a gap in Germany's economy. And dropping subsidies for electric cars was first on the list of measures.
Figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, ACEA, show that only 1.8 percent of the European car fleet consists of electric cars. If hybrid cars are included, the figure does not exceed 3.9 percent.
