Plug-in electric vehicles in Romania

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{{as of|2024|12}}, there were almost 55,000 electric vehicles registered in Romania, out of which 49,594 were passenger cars, 1,652 motorcycles, 1,503 buses and mini-buses, 1,681 trucks, 20 tractors and 13 special purpose electrice vehicles.{{cite news|url=https://www.economica.net/55-000-de-masini-electrice-in-romania-cele-mai-multe-fiind-dacia-spring-si-tesla_808084.html|title=55.000 de mașini electrice în România, cele mai multe fiind Dacia Spring și Tesla|date=2025-02-05|access-date=2025-02-05|lang=ro|website=economica.net}}

{{as of|2023|4}}, there were around 40,000 electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrid vehicles) in Romania, equivalent to 0.5% of all cars in the country.{{cite news|url=https://www.antena3.ro/emisiuni/news-hour-with-cnn/romania-masini-electrice-uniunea-europeana-670947.html|title=România rămâne în urmă. Câte maşini electrice sunt în ţara noastră|date=2023-04-07|access-date=2023-05-11|lang=ro|website=antena3.ro}} {{as of|2023|3}}, 8.6% of new cars registered in Romania were fully electric, and 3.4% were plug-in hybrid.{{Cite news|url=https://www.economica.net/la-inceputul-lui-2023-vanzarile-de-masini-electrice-s-au-majorat-cu-49-in-romania_662444.html|title=La începutul lui 2023 vânzările de mașini electrice s-au majorat cu 49% în România|work=Economica.net|date=2023-04-18|access-date=2023-05-11|first=Robert|last=Stan|lang=ro}}

{{as of|2022}}, the most popular electric car model in Romania was the Dacia Spring.{{cite news|url=https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/economie/numar-record-de-masini-electrice-vandute-in-romania-in-2022-2205619|access-date=2023-04-10|title=Număr record de mașini electrice vândute în România în 2022|lang=ro|date=2023-01-05|website=digi24.ro}}

Government policy

{{as of|2023|5}}, the Romanian government does not tax electric cars.{{cite news|url=https://spotmedia.ro/stiri/auto/reprezinta-masina-electrica-viitorul-cat-costa-si-cat-polueaza-de-fapt|date=2023-05-09|access-date=2023-05-11|title=Reprezintă mașina electrică viitorul? Cât costă și cât poluează, de fapt|lang=ro|work=SpotMedia|first=Dumitru|last=Chisăliță}} {{as of|2022|7}}, the Romanian government offers subsidies of up to 51,000 lei for the replacement of a gasoline-powered car with an electric car.{{Cite news|url=https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/cele-mai-ieftine-masini-electrice-din-romania-in-2022-4196391|title=Care sunt cele mai ieftine mașini electrice din România în 2022|date=2022-07-01|access-date=2022-11-23|first=Mihai|last=Morcovescu|lang=ro|work=Libertatea}}

Charging stations

{{as of|2023|4}}, there were around 1,600 public charging stations in Romania.

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