2021 saw continued growth in the nascent Italian EV market. Amid the tail end of the coronavirus pandemic, uncertain financial incentives and the ongoing global chip shortage, electric mobility confirmed a momentum that has been gaining strength across Europe and the world.
As the Italian car market scored a modest 5.8% recovery from 2020 – with less than 1.5 million registrations – traditional, non-electrified options lost traction in favour of modern alternatives. Petrol and diesel powertrains closed 2021 at 29.7% and 22.6% market share, respectively (from 37.5% and 33.1% in 2020), leaving the spoils to plugless hybrids, which in turn reached 29% and are now the leading powertrains in Italy’s monthly sales.
