billiger-mietwagen.de/holidu: Electric cars are also becoming increasingly popular on vacation
Although the number of rental days for electric and hybrid cars still accounts for less than 1 percent of all bookings worldwide, their share has significantly increased over the past three years. This is shown by current figures from the leading car rental booking platform, billiger-mietwagen.de, and holiday home portal Holidu. Together, the companies examined the changes in booking numbers for electric and hybrid cars as well as charging options at holiday homes and fincas. Improvement in the offerings can also be seen in accommodations: While an average of only 0.3 percent of holiday accommodations offered a charging option last year, this figure is around 4.5 percent in 2023.
Increasing bookings for electric and hybrid rental cars
The number of rental days for electric cars has significantly increased since 2019. With a growth of 435 percent, it has more than quintupled from 2019/2020 to the current approximately 30,000. Compared to traditional combustion-engine cars, however, electric and hybrid rental cars are still noticeably in the minority: Their share of all bookings is only 0.73 percent.
Particularly popular in Norway
Norway is the world's most popular country for renting electric and hybrid cars: 5.8 percent of rented vehicles can be driven electrically. Following are Sweden (5.4 percent) and France (3.5 percent). Poland (1.9 percent), Spain (1.2 percent), and Iceland (1.1 percent) also reach a share of over one percent. In the comparison of the 20 most booked countries, Germany ranks tenth with a share of 0.6 percent, but shows the greatest increase: From 2019/2022 to 2022/2023, the share has more than hundredfolded (from 0.005 percent to 0.644 percent). Among the 100 most booked cities, Marseille leads significantly with 11.2 percent. With Paris (7.8 percent), Oslo (7.1 percent), Stockholm (6.5 percent), and Bordeaux (6.5 percent), two other French cities, along with the Scandinavian capitals, make it into the top five.
Charging Stations Are Becoming More Common
To travel sustainably with cars that have an electric drive, the corresponding charging options must be available. In a global comparison, the proportion of holiday accommodations with charging options is currently around 4.5 percent. As with rental car bookings, Norway is also a leader here. 13.3 percent of the accommodations offered on Holidu in Norway offer a corresponding charging station. Many accommodations in the Netherlands (12.8 percent), Slovenia (9.7 percent), Sweden (8.9 percent), and Austria (8.4 percent) are also equipped with a charging station. Among the cities, Billund (42 percent), Eindhoven (25 percent), Oslo (22 percent), Gothenburg (21 percent), and Helsinki (19 percent) are ahead.
Such accommodations are also now easier to find in the countryside than a few years ago: In 2018, there were only a handful of accommodations in Mallorca, but today there are over 200 holiday homes or apartments that offer their guests the convenience of charging directly at the house. The booking portal Holidu has significantly simplified the search for accommodations with charging stations with a filter option. When the filter is activated on the website, only holiday homes and apartments with a charging station directly at the accommodation appear in the search results.
“Electromobility continues to be on the rise, especially in Scandinavia. Our figures show that this trend is also developing further in Germany. In the coming years, its share is likely to increase significantly,” commented Frieder Bechtel, Press Spokesperson of billiger-mietwagen.de.
Heike Müller, Press Spokesperson of Holidu sees electromobility as a trend, both for travelers and holiday home owners. More and more accommodations are offering charging stations. Additionally, more hosts are sharing information in the offer description and accommodation details about whether charging at the house is possible.
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