- Sales of all-electric cars (BEVs) accounted for 10.3% of the European passenger car car market in 2021 and 11.9% in the first half of 2022. But there is a real distortion between the countries in the West of Europe (17 countries) which represents 98% of total BEV sales in 2021 and Eastern European countries (12 countries) which represents only 2% of these total sales. Specifically, BEV market share reaches 11.2% in Western Europe in 2021 and 2.3% in Eastern Europe. The proportions are not very different in the first half of 2022.

- This situation raises the question: how will we be able to sell 100% of electric cars in 2035 in a region where these vehicles represent only 12% of total sales in 2022 and – even worse – in a region where these vehicles represent only 2 % of total sales? Should we create a two-speed European BEV market?

- On the other hand, it is interesting to note that there is also a distortion within Western Europe itself, that is to say between the North and the South of the region. Northern countries such as Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland buy a lot of BEVs (27% market share in 2021 on average) while Southern countries such as Spain, Italy and Greece in buy very few (4% market share in 2021 on average). Economic health and purchasing power are certainly related to this distortion, electric vehicles being much more expensive than internal combustion vehicles. Here again the question arises: Should we create a two-speed European market for BEVs within Western Europe itself?