Electric cars hit record share of new EU registrations
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In 2025, electric cars accounted for a record 17.3 percent of all new car registrations in the European Union.
The European statistical agency Eurostat and Germany’s Federal Statistical Office reported this increase, meaning roughly one in six new cars registered in the EU was fully electric. Hybrid vehicles also made up a substantial portion of new registrations at 42.4 percent, while gasoline and diesel cars accounted for 27.3 and 9.8 percent respectively.
This represents a significant jump from 2015, when electric cars only comprised 0.4 percent of new car registrations. Denmark and the Netherlands led the EU with the highest shares of fully electric cars, 67.8 and 40.2 percent, respectively, while Croatia, Slovakia, and Bulgaria reported the lowest percentages. Germany registered around 545,100 electric cars in 2025, representing 28.9 percent of the total 1.89 million electric car registrations across the EU.
France followed with 330,900 new electric cars, or 17.5 percent of the EU total. Rising fuel prices, improved charging infrastructure, more affordable models, and government incentives in Germany contributed to the recent surge in electric car adoption, with 69,000 new electric cars registered in August alone, a 75 percent increase year-over-year.
