ASTANA, Kazakhstan, January 23. The number of electric vehicles in Kazakhstan reached 7,680 units as of December 1, 2023, Trend reports.
Data from the country's Bureau of National Statistics shows that this is 13.5 times more compared to data as of December 1, 2022 (570 units).
Concurrently, the number of passenger cars running on electricity increased by 16.7 times, from 443 to 7,383 units (December 2023 compared to December 2022).
The largest number of electric vehicles is in the city of Almaty (4,315 units), Astana (945 units), and the Almaty region (354 units). The least number of electric cars is in the Abay region (14).
In addition, the number of electric trucks has doubled, from 127 to 262 units. Most of these cars are registered in the city of Almaty (94) and the Almaty region.
Moreover, as of December 1, 2023, some 35 electric buses were registered, mainly in the cities of Astana (21 units) and Almaty (11 units).