TOGG stimulates increase in new electric cars and charging stations

By News Centre

Electric cars continue to gain popularity in Turkiye. There has
been a 7.3-fold increase in the number of electric cars in the last
2 years. The number of electric cars, which was 24 in 2011,
exceeded 105,000 in April.

The number of electric cars registered in traffic in Turkiye,
which was 24 in 2011, reached 105,603 as of April 2024, with the
development over the years. While the number of electric cars
showed an average increase of 2-fold annually from 2011 to 2022, it
peaked with the increase in infrastructure and charging stations,
as well as the introduction of the domestic car TOGG.

The increase in the number of electric cars gained momentum in
the last 2 years. The number of electric cars, which was 14,552 in
2022, reached exactly 7.3 times in April.

1 station for every 9 cars The development of charging stations
and infrastructure also plays a role in the progress of the
electric vehicle industry. The number of electric vehicle charging
stations nationwide was 6,500 in 2022. By the end of 2023, it
exceeded 12,000 with an increase of nearly 2-fold. There is 1
charging station for every 9 electric cars.

The number of charging sockets is planned to increase to 34,278
by 2025 According to the Electric Vehicle and Charging
Infrastructure Projection prepared by the Energy Market Regulatory
Authority (EPDK), an increase in the number of charging stations
and sockets is expected with the improvement of efforts towards
charging infrastructure. The number of charging sockets is
calculated to be 34,278 under the low scenario, 46,070 under the
medium scenario, and 61,897 under the high scenario by 2025.

Electric cars account for 8.3% of zero-emission vehicles
According to the January-May period automobile and light commercial
vehicle market report of the OTAM, total automobile sales increased
by 10.25% to 375,097 units in the January-May period of 2024
compared to the previous year. Electric car sales accounted for
8.3% with 31,070 units.

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