Electric vehicles reached 0.599 % in 2016 in Japan. This is 2.5 % more than in the previous year.
Historically, Electric vehicles in Japan reached an all time high of 0.687 % in 2014 and an all time low of 0.028 % in 2009. When compared to Japan's main peers, Electric vehicles in China amounted to 1.38 %, 0.343 % in South Korea and 2.32 % in USA in 2016.
Japan has been ranked 17th within the group of 33 countries we follow in terms of Electric vehicles.
| Total Chargeable Electric Vehicles (As % of New Cars Sold) | Unit | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | % | ... | ... | 0.076% | 0.270% | 0.413% | 0.667% | ||
| China | % | 0.010% | 0.035% | 0.064% | 0.086% | 0.371% | |||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Germany | % | 0.005% | 0.052% | 0.109% | 0.205% | 0.432% | |||
| India | % | 0.015% | 0.018% | 0.051% | 0.007% | 0.016% | |||
| Japan | % | 0.058% | 0.360% | 0.535% | 0.633% | 0.687% | |||
| Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Korea | % | ... | 0.005% | 0.021% | 0.041% | 0.048% | 0.096% | ||
| USA | % | ... | 0.021% | 0.291% | 0.735% | 1.27% | 1.54% | ||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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