2021 (Full Year) Europe: Battery Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Car Sales per EU, UK, and EFTA Country

2021 (Full Year): Germany was the largest battery-electric car market in Europe and leading in plug-in hybrid vehicle sales. The UK was the second-largest electric car market followed by France. In full calendar year 2021, the registration of battery-electric passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries increased by nearly two-thirds to … Read more

2020 (Q3) Europe: Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Car Sales per EU, UK and EFTA Country

2020 (Q3): electrically-chargeable car sales in Europe more than tripled with battery-electric vehicles taking a 10% share and plug-in hybrids 12%. In 2020, electrically-chargeable vehicle sales in Europe increased strongly with especially strong growth during the third quarter of the year. During 2020 (Q3), battery-electric car sales more than doubled in the European Union (+132%) … Read more

2018 (Q3) Europe: Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country

VW ID Buzz

Q3/2018: Germany was the largest market for electrically chargeable cars in Europe but Norway still led in pure battery electric passenger vehicle registrations. January to September 2018: the registration of electrically chargeable passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries increased by 35% to almost 274,000 cars. The sales of battery electric cars … Read more

2018 (Q1) Europe: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country

BMW i8 Roadster

Germany, Norway and Britain were the leading markets for electrically chargeable passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA during the first quarter of 2018. The market for electrically chargeable vehicles expanded by 47% in the European Union during the first three months of 2018. Sales of battery electric cars were up in the … Read more

2017 (Full Year) Germany: Best-Selling Hybrid Car Brands and Models

Toyota Yaris Hybrid

Nearly half of all hybrid cars sold in Germany in 2017 were made by Toyota. Germany’s favorite four hybrid car models were all made by Toyota. Toyota was the best-selling hybrid car brand in Germany in 2017 with a market share of nearly 50%. Audi was a distant second followed by BMW and Mercedes-Benz. The … Read more