BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 22. Azerbaijan imported a total of 929 electric vehicles from January through June of this year.
The data obtained by Trend from the State Customs Committee shows that the cost of importing this number of vehicles was $31.6 million.
Compared to the same period last year, this figure decreased by 596 units or 38.3 percent in quantity, and by $30.59 million or nearly two times in value.
In the first half of last year, Azerbaijan imported 1,505 electric vehicles worth a total of $62.2 million.
During the reporting period, the average price of one imported electric vehicle was $34,000, which is $7,300 or 17.7 percent cheaper than a year earlier. In the first six months of 2024, the average price of an imported electric vehicle was $41,300.
Azerbaijan imported a total of 51,727 cars from January through June of this year.
Compared to the same period last year, Azerbaijan's car imports grew by 9,392 units or 22.2 percent in volume, and by $181.3 million or 23.3 percent in value.
Over the reporting period, the country imported 250 motor vehicles designed to transport 10 or more people, including drivers, worth $20.2 million, 47,199 passenger cars and other motor vehicles, worth $865.3 million, designed mainly for transporting people.
