Greece is far behind the European Union average in the adoption of electric mobility. According to ACEA data, the share of new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the EU-27 (17.4%) was nearly three times higher than in Greece (6.17%), while the share of plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) reached 9.4%, again exceeding the corresponding Greek figure (8.08%). For the first time, the combined share of these two low-emission vehicle categories in the EU-27 (26.8%) surpassed that of conventional petrol vehicles (26.6%).
Greece’s performance is already falling short of the national annual target for 2025 set out in the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP). According to the NECP, the combined share of BEVs and PHEVs in Greece should reach at least 15% by 2025 if existing e-mobility support measures (such as the “Kinoume Ilektrika” and “Fortizo Pantou” subsidy programs) continue, and 19% if additional measures are implemented.
This lag, reflected in data from the Hellenic Association of Motor Vehicle Importers (SEAA), is even more concerning given that electric mobility is identified in the NECP as the key lever for reducing carbon emissions in the transport sector—the country’s most polluting sector. Even if Greece meets the NECP’s e-mobility targets, from which it is already deviating, total transport emissions between 2026 and 2030 are expected to remain flat at best. According to our analysis of sectoral carbon budgets, the country’s cumulative greenhouse gas emissions for 2026–2030 are projected to reach 104.9 million tonnes CO₂-eq, an increase of 3.1 million tonnes compared with the 2018–2022 period, confirming that the delay in e-mobility risks undermining national climate commitments.
