The electric car is expected to overtake diesel passenger cars in total number in Denmark on Thursday or Friday this week. According to the latest figures from Bilstatistik, there were almost 552,500 electric cars on Danish roads on Monday, and with continued registrations of electric cars and cancellations of diesel cars, the development points to an imminent change. This is stated by the charging operator company Clever in a press release.
The development is taking place at the same time as an expansion of the charging infrastructure, which today includes around 50,000 public charging points. The expansion has taken place in parallel with a change in the car market, where electric cars are increasingly being chosen over diesel, so around nine out of ten private car buyers today choose an electric car.
- Now the electric car is going from being an alternative to being the new starting point. Diesel has been overtaken, and traffic has changed direction. But it is important that we do not see it as a finish line. It is a turning point that is binding, and our task remains to make the jump to electric cars simple and safe, so that we ensure that even more people replace fossil cars with electric cars, says Christina Fink, who is responsible for Clever.
According to Christina Fink, the breakthrough for the electric car did not happen by itself, but rests on many years of investments in charging infrastructure and strategic partnerships across industries.
- We invested, together with Andel, in charging infrastructure at a time when the market was not yet mature, and when the petrol and oil industry and other major players were awaiting development. At the same time, we built close partnerships with, among others, the automotive industry, the real estate industry and Danish retail, because we knew that the transition will only succeed if you lift together. It was a conscious choice to act early because we believed in the breakthrough of the electric car. This has given Denmark a head start, which today benefits electric drivers, she says.
According to Clever, the trend towards 2030 points to a significantly higher number of electric cars on Danish roads. The expectation is that Denmark may pass 1.6 million electric cars in 2030, which will place increased demands on charging infrastructure and charging solutions that can support the growing number of electric car owners.
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