Car statistics for Italy
In 2024, 1,592,098 new passenger cars were registered in Italy, of which 4.2% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 13.5%.
EV share of new cars over time
New passenger cars by fuel (2024)
New registrations per year
Car fleet by age (2024)
58.9% of passenger cars in Italy are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2024)
Of 41,340,516 registered passenger cars in Italy, 48.8% run on petrol, 40.6% on diesel and 10.6% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)
New passenger cars in Italy emitted on average 119.8 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Italy is above the average.
EV charging stations
Italy has 8,997 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 15.3 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Italy recorded 5.1 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (3,030 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Italy is above the EU average. See the road safety ranking.