Home / Indicators / Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations vs Electric cars as a share of new car sales in European Union Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations vs Electric cars as a share of new car sales in European Union In 2025, battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations in European Union stood at 19%, against 28% for electric cars as a share of new car sales.
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Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations and Electric cars as a share of new car sales
Unit: % · 4 observations
2 series · one axis Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations and Electric cars as a share of new car sales: European Union Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations and Electric cars as a share of new car sales. 2 indicators on one axis: Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations, Electric cars as a share of new car sales. 4 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 13.6% to 28%. Latest values: Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations 19% (2025); Electric cars as a share of new car sales 28% (2025).
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Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations and Electric cars as a share of new car sales: European Union Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations and Electric cars as a share of new car sales. 2 indicators on one axis: Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations, Electric cars as a share of new car sales. 4 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 13.6% to 28%. Latest values: Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations 19% (2025); Electric cars as a share of new car sales 28% (2025).
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Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations and Electric cars as a share of new car sales: European Union Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations and Electric cars as a share of new car sales. 2 indicators on one axis: Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations, Electric cars as a share of new car sales. 4 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 13.6% to 28%. Latest values: Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations 19% (2025); Electric cars as a share of new car sales 28% (2025).
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Provenance
Where these numbers come from Battery-only electric passenger cars as a percentage of all new passenger car registrations (or sales) in the region during the calendar year.
2 observations in European Union · source
organisations: Eurostat, ICCT
Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid passenger cars as a percentage of all new passenger car sales in the region during the calendar year.
2 observations in European Union · source
organisations: IEA
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