Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations vs New passenger car registrations in European Union

In 2025, battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations in European Union was 19%; new passenger car registrations was 11 million.

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Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations

Unit: % · 2 observations

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Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrationsBattery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 13.6% to 19%. Latest value 19% (2025). % 0 5 10 15 20 2024 2025 14% 19%
Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrationsBattery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 13.6% to 19%. Latest value 19% (2025). % 0 5 10 15 20 2024 2025 14% 19%
Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrationsBattery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 13.6% to 19%. Latest value 19% (2025). % 0 5 10 15 20 2024 2025 14% 19%
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Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 13.6%
2025 Actual 19%
Source: Eurostat, ICCT · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

New passenger car registrations

Unit: million · 2 observations

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New passenger car registrationsNew passenger car registrations. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 10.6 million to 11 million. Latest value 11 million (2025). million 0 3 6 9 12 2024 2025 10.6 11
New passenger car registrationsNew passenger car registrations. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 10.6 million to 11 million. Latest value 11 million (2025). million 0 3 6 9 12 2024 2025 10.6 11
New passenger car registrationsNew passenger car registrations. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 10.6 million to 11 million. Latest value 11 million (2025). million 0 3 6 9 12 2024 2025 10.6 11
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New passenger car registrations
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 10.6 million
2025 Estimate 11 million
Source: ACEA, ICCT · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations New passenger car registrations
2024 13.6% 10.6 million
2025 19% 11 million

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Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations

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

New passenger car registrations

Total new passenger car registrations of all powertrain types in the region during the calendar year.

2 observations in European Union · source organisations: ACEA, ICCT

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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