Ayvens Mobility Guide 2024: Portugal joins the countries with the greatest maturity in the electric market
The Ayvens Group, global leader in sustainable mobility, shares the new edition of the Ayvens Mobility Guide 2024, developed to provide customers and the market with a global analysis, country by country, of the pace of vehicle electrification.
The Portuguese market registered a growth of approximately 105% in battery electric vehicles (BEV), when compared to the previous year, thus standing out as belonging to the group of countries where electric vehicles (EV) have a strong presence, with favorable conditions for its adoption.
The transition to electrification is inevitable, although its evolution is not linear. Our Mobility Guide study aims to provide a holistic approach to addressing the complexity of issues impacting our customers' transition to sustainable mobility. The BEV and the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) have become the solutions most chosen by our customers to decarbonise their fleet in order to achieve their climate commitments. Faced with the complexity and volatility of the electric market, Ayvens, as a global mobility leader, has an essential role to play in demystifying the electrification landscape, particularly important for those customers who have to manage fleets in several countries. Our aim is to empower them with the knowledge and solutions they need to make a successful transition to more sustainable mobility at their own pace.
In an overall score from 0 to 100, countries were classified according to their level of maturity and grouped into 3 groups: developed, in transition or emerging. Portugal, with 60 points out of 100, is part of the group of developed countries for the first time, alongside Norway, the Netherlands and Finland, and stands out for its competitive total cost of ownership (TCO). This first group is currently made up of 13 European countries, which contrasts with 11 in 2023.
It analyses the percentage of sales that electric vehicles account for in each country, the size and quality of the charging infrastructure, existing tax incentives, the TCO compared to combustion vehicles and the diversity of models available, among others. Unlike previous editions, where only the leased fleet was considered, this year for the first time the entire managed fleet (leasing and other car services) was taken into account.
Portugal continues to lead the way in sustainability and electric mobility, achieving the maximum score of 15/15 in the “Ecological Engines Offer”, with 138 unique models sold in the last 12 months. Furthermore, the country stands out with a score of 4/5, in the “Relevance of Sustainability”, with a carbon intensity of 154 g (gCO.eq/kWh) and 77% low carbon emissions, of which 72% are renewable.
It is important to highlight that although the electric vehicle market is growing, multiple challenges continue to persist, namely price volatility, with impacts on TCO, geopolitical commercial tensions and changes in regulation.
