In 2020, there were approximately four million vehicles running on gasoline in Chile, making up 73.5 percent of the total motor vehicle fleet. Diesel units followed, at some 1.4 million vehicles. By contrast, only 2,866 vehicles were hybrid or electric vehicles. This number had gone up since 2017, gaining four units between 2019 and 2020.
Number of motor vehicles in use in Chile in 2020, by fuel type
* Includes vehicles reported to use gas, dual fuel, compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
** Includes hybrid vehicles, which combine a conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) system with an electric propulsion system.
The source does not provide an exact date of publication, the release date given is the date of access.
Figures have been rounded.
Data is provisional.
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INE Chile. (August 3, 2021). Number of motor vehicles in use in Chile in 2020, by fuel type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/915374/number-motor-vehicle-circulation-fuel-type-chile/
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INE Chile. (2021). Number of motor vehicles in use in Chile in 2020, by fuel type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915374/number-motor-vehicle-circulation-fuel-type-chile/
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