2025 (Full Year) Europe: BEV Electric Car Sales per European Country

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In full-year 2025, Germany was the largest battery-electric new car market in Europe (EU, UK, and EFTA), followed by the UK, France, and Norway.

In full-year 2025, Germany was the largest battery-electric new car market in Europe (EU, UK, and EFTA), followed by the UK, France, and Norway.
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2025 (January to December): Germany was the largest country market for battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales in Europe, with all-electric car sales up 43%. Electric car sales in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by 30% in 2025 for a 20% share of the entire European new car market. In Norway, 96% of all new cars sold in 2025 were full battery-electric vehicles. In Italy, only 6% of new cars were all-electric vehicles.

The European new car market in 2025 expanded by 2.4% to 13,271,270 new passenger vehicle registrations. Germany was the largest European country and the leading electric car market. Volkswagen was the largest carmaker and best-selling electric car brand. The Dacia Sandero was again the top-selling car model in Europe in 2025.

Latest European Car Market Statistics: 2025 (Full Year): Market Overview, Sales by Country, Electric Sales per Country, Brands; 2025 by Month; 2025-2007.

New Electric Passenger Vehicle Registrations by European Country in 2025

New electric passenger vehicle registrations per European Union, the UK, and EFTA country were as follows in the full year 2025, according to the ACEA:

CountryBEV 2025BEV 2024% 24/25Total Sales 2025% BEV 2025
EU + EFTA + UK2,585,1871,992,80329.713,271,27019.5
Austria60,65144,62235.9284,97821.3
Belgium143,849127,70312.6414,77034.7
Bulgaria2,4201,49462.049,4194.9
Croatia1,2661,793-29.469,8411.8
Cyprus1,4741,19323.614,63410.1
Czechia13,80610,91226.5248,7195.6
Denmark126,54289,09242.0184,64168.5
Estonia8681,320-34.213,0556.6
Finland26,74521,86922.371,88137.2
France326,922290,61412.51,632,15220
Germany545,142380,60943.22,857,59119.1
Greece8,8928,7072.1144,1996.2
Hungary11,0028,56528.5129,4408.5
Ireland23,60117,46035.2124,95418.9
Italy94,62465,61144.21,524,8436.2
Latvia1,6021,25827.322,5067.1
Lithuania3,1501,77977.141,9747.5
Luxembourg12,66312,777-0.947,15826.9
Malta2,4502,886-15.16,46837.9
Netherlands156,139132,16718.1388,02440.2
Poland43,31116,564161.5597,4357.2
Portugal52,25641,75725.1225,03923.2
Romania8,8499,795-9.7156,8035.6
Slovakia4,3772,22796.593,1034.7
Slovenia6,4193,148103.957,55611.2
Spain101,62757,37677.11,148,6508.8
Sweden99,72394,3335.7272,99836.5
EUROPEAN UNION1,880,3701,447,63129.910,822,83117.4
Iceland5,9882,661125.014,54741.2
Norway172,231114,40050.6179,63295.9
Switzerland53,25046,14115.4233,73722.8
EFTA231,469163,20241.8427,91654.1
United Kingdom473,348381,97023.92,020,52323.4
Source: ACEA

Electric Car Sales in European Countries in 2025 (Full Year)

In 2025, battery-electric vehicle sales in Germany increased by a strong 43%, making the German electric car market again the largest single country for BEV in Europe. Nearly a fifth of all new cars sold in Germany in 2025 were all-electric, with sales expected to grow in 2026 due to new subsidies and the expected launch of cheaper models by Volkswagen. BEV sales in Germany in 2025 were only around 21,000 electric cars more than in 2023, marking 2024 as a truly lost year for battery-electric car market in Germany.

The UK slipped back to second place, although electric cars had a larger share of the British new car market in 2025 than was the case in Germany or third-placed France.

The Norwegian new car market expanded strongly in 2025, with all-electric cars now making up 96% of all passenger vehicle registrations. The Dutch and Danish new car markets expanded similarly, giving electric cars a 68% market share in Denmark and 40% in the Netherlands.

Electric car sales continued to play only a minor role in Spain (9%) and Italy (6%).

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