Electric vehicle index - leading countries worldwide 2021

China and Germany are the countries at the forefront of the transition to electric mobility. China was the leading country for the technological development of electric vehicles, whereas Germany scored highest in terms of current customer demand.

Chinese market on the road to success

The E-mobility index uses three key indicators to compare the competitive positions of some of the leading automotive sales markets worldwide: technology, industry, and market. After beginning to roll back subsidies for electric vehicles, China fell behind in terms of electric vehicle market size, although China was the world's largest automotive market in 2020. It is estimated that between three and 3.5 million electric vehicles were in use across China in 2019.

South Korea claims technology top spot

South Korea leads the E-mobility index for technology in 2021's ranking. South Korea is focusing on the production of fuel cell electric vehicles and aims to produce more than 810,000 such vehicles by 2022. The United Kingdom was the leading destination for green vehicle exports from South Korea in the first quarter of 2020.