Electric vehicle battery deployment vs Electric car sales

In 2025, electric vehicle battery deployment worldwide was 1,200 GWh; electric car sales was 20 million.

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Electric vehicle battery deployment

Unit: GWh · 2 observations

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Electric vehicle battery deploymentElectric vehicle battery deployment. 2 observations from 2025 to 2030, ranging from 1,200 GWh to 3,000 GWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 3,000 GWh (2030). GWh 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 FORECAST 1,200 3,000
Electric vehicle battery deploymentElectric vehicle battery deployment. 2 observations from 2025 to 2030, ranging from 1,200 GWh to 3,000 GWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 3,000 GWh (2030). GWh 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 FORECAST 1,200 3,000
Electric vehicle battery deploymentElectric vehicle battery deployment. 2 observations from 2025 to 2030, ranging from 1,200 GWh to 3,000 GWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 3,000 GWh (2030). GWh 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 FORECAST 1,200 3,000
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Electric vehicle battery deployment
Period Type Value
2025 Actual 1,200 GWh
2030 Forecast 3,000 GWh
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Electric car sales

Unit: million · 3 observations

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Electric car salesElectric car sales. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 17 million to 23 million, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 23 million (2026). million 0 5 10 15 20 25 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 FORECAST 17 23
Electric car salesElectric car sales. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 17 million to 23 million, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 23 million (2026). million 0 10 20 30 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 FORECAST 17 23
Electric car salesElectric car sales. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 17 million to 23 million, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 23 million (2026). million 0 10 20 30 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 FORECAST 17 23
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Electric car sales
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 17 million
2025 Actual 20 million
2026 Forecast 23 million
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Electric vehicle battery deployment Electric car sales
2025 1,200 GWh IEA 20 million IEA

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Electric vehicle battery deployment

Total energy capacity of batteries deployed in electric vehicles in the region during the year, in gigawatt-hours.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IEA

Electric car sales

New battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric passenger cars sold in the region during the calendar year.

3 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IEA

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

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