There are actually that many petrol, diesel and electric cars in the Netherlands

Electric cars are the future according to most car brands (not all). Nevertheless, a large part of the Dutch vehicle fleet has not become greener. In this article, we look at the RDW data. How many petrol, diesel and electric cars are there in the Netherlands?

Although petrol, diesel and road tax are expensive, an electric car is not yet financially feasible for many. The number of petrol and diesel cars therefore far exceeds the number of e-vehicles.

How many cars are there in the Netherlands?

There are currently 11,042,678 passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (up to 3,500 kilograms) on the road in the Netherlands. Most passenger cars can be found in the province of South Holland: 1,839,775 cars. Most company cars are in Noord-Brabant: 177,235 cars.

How many petrol cars are driving around in the Netherlands?

Currently, most Dutch cars still run on petrol. 7,848,720 have a petrol engine on board.

How many diesel cars are driving around in the Netherlands?

The diesel share is significantly lower. 1,978,314 diesels are now registered with the RDW.

How many electric cars are driving around in the Netherlands?

The number of electric cars in the Netherlands is 343,677. So that’s still a small proportion of the total fleet (3.1 percent), even though the number of electric vehicles is growing.

Age of cars in the Netherlands

A large part of the Dutch fleet is old. At least older than 10 years. 5,129,199 passenger cars and 409,621 commercial vehicles have been on the roads for more than a decade. There are already electric cars in this group as well. 2976 electric passenger cars and 403 electric commercial vehicles.

Under 5 years old

A significantly smaller proportion is accounted for by cars that are less than five years old. 2,579,234 cars and 409,621 commercial vehicles are still very young. This low proportion is of course related to the high price of new and used cars. The price for an average used car last October was just under 24,500 euros. This average price is 2.6 percent higher than the last record from June 2022.

Whether the demand for used cars remains as high and used cars become even more expensive depends on many factors, for example: raw materials for new cars do not seem to become much cheaper with the advent of many expensive electric cars.