Home / Compare / Electric vehicle battery deployment vs Electric cars as a share of new car sales Electric vehicle battery deployment vs Electric cars as a share of new car sales In 2025, electric vehicle battery deployment worldwide was 1,200 GWh; electric cars as a share of new car sales was 25%.
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Electric vehicle battery deployment
Unit: GWh · 2 observations
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Electric vehicle battery deployment Electric 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).
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Electric vehicle battery deployment Electric 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).
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Electric vehicle battery deployment Electric 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).
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View the underlying data Electric cars as a share of new car sales
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Electric cars as a share of new car sales Electric cars as a share of new car sales. 3 observations from 2025 to 2030, ranging from 25% to 40%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 40% (2030).
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Electric cars as a share of new car sales Electric cars as a share of new car sales. 3 observations from 2025 to 2030, ranging from 25% to 40%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 40% (2030).
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Electric cars as a share of new car sales Electric cars as a share of new car sales. 3 observations from 2025 to 2030, ranging from 25% to 40%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 40% (2030).
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Provenance
Where these numbers come from 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
Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid passenger cars as a percentage of all new passenger car sales in the region during the calendar year.
3 observations charted in Global (of 5 annual records)
· source organisations: IEA
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