Plug-in electric vehicles worldwide recorded an electricity demand of just under 31,700 gigawatt-hours in 2021, a sharp increase of some 54 percent compared to their 2020 electricity demand. Battery-electric vehicles represented over 89 percent of the 2021 volume, as these vehicles exclusively use the electric power grid for fuel.
Electric vehicle electricity demand worldwide between 2015 and 2021, by vehicle type
(in gigawatt-hours)
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IEA. (May 23, 2022). Electric vehicle electricity demand worldwide between 2015 and 2021, by vehicle type (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312250/global-ev-electricity-demand-by-vehicle-type/
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