E-cars on the advance: Salzburg and Upper Austria at the top!
E-cars on the advance: Salzburg and Upper Austria at the top!
In the automotive industry, a lot has happened in Austria in the past few months. A look at the current new registrations shows an exciting development towards electric cars. Salzburg and Upper Austria in particular stand out: According to the latest figures from the Austria (VCÖ) traffic club, which are based on data from statistics Austria, these two federal states recorded most of the new registrations of electric cars in Austria in the first half of 2025. The proportion of e-car for new registrations in some districts is over 50 percent for the first time, which is an important trend reversal.
It is fascinating that in Vienna's districts such as Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus and Mariahilf, the proportion of newly approved electric cars is even with impressive 58 and 56 percent. There is also a rapidly growing interest in electric cars in other districts of the capital, with a share of 46 percent in the inner city and 45 percent in Leopoldstadt. But it is not only switched in Vienna: the proportion of e-cars in the Mühlviertel district in the Mühlviertel is almost 35 percent, while in Kirchdorf and Graz environment 31 and 30 percent are achieved.electric cars on the advance
The new registrations also show that the acceptance of electric vehicles continues to increase, especially in urban areas. While two districts, Liezen in Styria and Reutte in Tyrol, still lag behind with less than 10 percent proportion of e-car in new cars, other countries such as Salzburg and Upper Austria are now at the top with 25 percent share of e-car at new cars. Overall, Austria has an e-car share of 17 percent above the EU average, which shows that the country is on the right track to achieve the climate goals and to promote the transition to electromobility [SN.AT …] (Https://www.sn.at/panorama/oesterreich/salzburg-oberoesterreich-e--auto-spitzen- Neuzulenungen-181242433).
In international comparison, it turns out that some European countries are still significantly further. In Norway, for example, 89 percent of new registrations are electric cars in 2024, and as early as 2025, the country will create a complete switch to electric cars electric car-news.net reports that .... Denmark follows with 50 percent, a number that should also be an incentive and challenge for Austria. The main reasons for the upswing of these emission-free vehicles include the high taxes on combustion cars in these countries and the generous grants that make the purchase of e-cars more attractive.
What is the case for us?
The market for electric vehicles is growing not only in Austria, but throughout Europe. By 2035, the EU does not want to allow new registrations of cars with an internal combustion engine, which means a large change. The automotive industry, led by large manufacturers such as Volkswagen and Tesla, is launching more and more battery -electric models to meet these new requirements. The Nissan Leaf and the Tesla Model Y are particularly popular and show the trend in e-mobility Statista.com reports that ....
The increasing acceptance and the great encouragement for electric cars in the past few months could bring Austria to a successful way to switch to sustainable mobility. With further investments in the charging infrastructure and a conscious funding approach, the country could soon be a pioneer in the electromobility movement in Europe.
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