Less than 6% of Swiss cars are fully electric
In Switzerland, an average of 5.5% of registered passenger cars are fully electric. This is shown by the latest data from the online platform Energie Reporter, as well as from Energie Schweiz and Geoimpact.
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Less than 6% of Swiss cars are fully electric
There are significant differences between the cantons: the frontrunner is the canton of Zug, with 12% of its cars being electric – more than twice the Swiss average. It is followed by Zurich with 7%, and Lucerne and Nidwalden with 5.8% each. The lowest figures are recorded in Geneva at 3.8%, and in Jura and Ticino, both at 3.9%.
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Among newly registered cars, the proportion of electric cars is significantly higher: between January and July 2026, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) achieved a cumulative market share of 24%, according to the importers’ association Auto-Schweiz.
This puts them well ahead of petrol-only cars (21%) and diesel vehicles (6%). Only hybrid vehicles sold even better, with a share of 37%; plug-in hybrids accounted for 12%.
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