Car statistics for Switzerland
In 2024, 252,547 new passenger cars were registered in Switzerland, of which 18.5% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 13.5%.
New cars (2024)
252,547
EV share
18.5%
Total car fleet (2024)
4,904,659
EV share of new cars over time
New passenger cars by fuel (2024)
New registrations per year
Car fleet by age (2024)
44.1% of passenger cars in Switzerland are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2024)
Of 4,904,659 registered passenger cars in Switzerland, 67.5% run on petrol, 28.1% on diesel and 4.4% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
EV charging stations
Switzerland has 3,575 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 39.5 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Switzerland recorded 2.8 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (250 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Switzerland is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.