How Efficient and Socially Sensitive Are Fiscal Incentives for Electric Cars in Europe?

The main aim of the study was to analyse impact fiscal incentives on share electric passenger cars in total sales 31 European countries 2021 and 2022. Research methods included an assessment active passive financial gain fuel owning over petrol-powered vehicles, calculating ratio these variables net savings emissions, conducting regression analysis two variables, as well indicators national wealth distribution population by urbanization, vehicles sales. most important finding research is that, under review, are not designed. For a saving 1 ton CO2 for business-owned plug-in hybrid sports utility tax stood at EUR 3400, compared only 106 small battery powered with very high differences between countries. Applied panel data regressions random effects indicated that had rather low (BEVs) car 2022, while difference electricity price petrol combined living houses towns suburbs may be strong stimulus buying BEVs (R2 = 0.452 sample R2 0.579 reduced sample). However, countries, measured relative final consumption expenditure per capita, highest 0.634). suggests Europe were too large, neither designed nor directed towards less wealthy households.