Electric cars, sales increasing due to the war in Iran?

If it is true that the theme of expensive fuel returns cyclically to the fore to announce the start of the Italian summer, it is equally true that the conflict in the Middle East and the consequent increase in spending on refueling are fueling, as never before, the debate on the price and even availability of traditional fuels such as petrol and diesel. In parallel, the first quarter of 2026 of the Italian market ends with growth in electric vehicles exceeding 3 percentage points. According to Unrae data, in April they reached 13,238 registrations monthly, compared to the 6,666 recorded in Italy in April 2025. An increase of 98.6% and a share that rose from 4.8% to 8.5% of the total market. Numbers that bring Italy closer to the most virtuous European countries in the race for sustainable mobility, generated by a series of factors which, to a minimal extent, can be linked to conflict in Iran and to the crisis of Hormuz. The impact of traditional fuel prices seems to have become a factor increasingly taken into consideration among motorists about to choose the type of power supply of your car, in Italy and Europe. At least according to Dataforce’s numbers relating to the first four months of 2026 in the European Union, decidedly better than 2025 looking at the most popular models reported in the subsequent data sheets. This is not a ranking in the strict sense but an indication, with data in hand, of the cars most appreciated by the public and the market trend in this first part of the year.