Switzerland is not a member of the EU and follows its own national approach to promoting electric cars. While in Norway and Germany in particular, high government premiums provide an incentive to buy, in Switzerland a division into national and cantonal support measures ensures regional peculiarities. The funding has now expired and the cards for new registrations are being reshuffled.
End of funding in 2024
While national funding for battery-electric vehicles was currently exempt from automobile tax amounting to 4% of the vehicle value, the cantons had a broad funding program with a possible tax bonus. Each canton and the cities have their own funding scenario. This also resulted in: Canton There are significant differences in the most popular vehicles for new registrations compared to the canton. These subsidies have now expired.
trends 2024
“Like the market as a whole, the number of new passenger cars with alternative drives stabilized in February and rose by 21,1 percent to 10 compared to the same month last year. With a 831 percent (+31,2) market share, almost every third new vehicle has a full or mild hybrid drive. 4,1 percent (+17,8) of new registrations are for fully electric models, another 2,7 percent (-9,5) for plug-in hybrids. Very similar values are now cumulative after two months (HEV: 0,3%, BEV: 30,8%, PHEV: 16,8%). Gasoline engines have a cumulative market share of 9,9, diesel engines a 32,4 percent market share.” (Source auto-schweiz)
The top 5 new BEV registrations in Switzerland:
January to February 2024
1Tesla Model Y
1.021 units
2. Skoda Enyaq
537 units
3. Volvo EX30
311 units
4.Tesla Model 3
269 units
5.Volkswagen ID.3
71 units
Switzerland is popular as a country for emigration “Of all European countries, emigrants from Germany are still most often drawn to Switzerland. As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports, almost 2022 German citizens were resident in the neighboring country at the beginning of 311. Their numbers have been increasing for years. Compared to 300, the increase was less than 2021% or around 1 people.” (Source Federal Statistical Office / September 1, 800) |
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Source. Statistics of the auto-switzerland from Bern
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