Car statistics for Switzerland
In 2025, 237,382 new passenger cars were registered in Switzerland, of which 22.3% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 17.3%.
EV share of new cars over time
New passenger cars by fuel (2025)
New registrations per year
Electric car adoption over time
Electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) as a share of new car sales in Switzerland, 2011–2025.
Source: IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (CC BY 4.0).
Car fleet by age (2025)
45.7% of passenger cars in Switzerland are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2025)
Of 4,954,884 registered passenger cars in Switzerland, 67.7% run on petrol, 27.0% on diesel and 5.3% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
EV charging stations
Switzerland has 3,602 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.