One in 22 cars electric in Switzerland

Electric cars are still a rarity in Switzerland. Currently, 4.4% of registered cars run exclusively on electricity. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox There are major differences between the cantons, as the Energie Reporter online platform from Energie Schweiz and Geoimpact shows. Canton Zug leads the way with an e-car share of 9.6% of the car population. It is followed by Zurich (5.6%) and Vaud (4.7%). The e-cars have the lowest share in the cantons of Uri (3.1%) and Geneva, Neuchâtel and Jura (3.2% each). + Electric car sales accelerate worldwide but stall in Switzerland The Energy Reporter shows the development of the energy transition in the Swiss municipalities and cantons. Among other things, the platform uses publicly available data on electric cars. Translated from German by DeepL/ts How we work This news story has been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team. At SWI swissinfo.ch we select the most relevant news for an ...