Higher incomes are going electric

Three Bentley Bentayga SUVs, which cost more than 200,000 euros each, 22 Teslas ranging from €50,000 to €100,000 depending on the model, and 78 Porsches (19 Taycans, 52 Cayennes and seven Panameras) with prices far exceeding €100,000 each, are included in the list of electric cars sold in Greece in 2020, according to the registration data Kathimerini has seen.

Many more luxury cars, either entirely electric or hybrid, are in that list too.

While sales of private passenger cars declined last year by 29% compared to 2019, sales of electric vehicles during 2020 were almost twice the sum of those sold over the previous five years. The government incentives combined with the broader consolidation of environmental sensitivities have helped this market outperform.

In total 2,131 electric vehicles were sold in Greece last year, of which 675 were purely electric ...