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Battery vehicles continue to grow in the EU

Electromobility continues to grow: battery and hybrid vehicles dominate new EU registrations in Q1 2025

25.04.2025

Source: E & M powernews

Electric cars of all kinds are becoming increasingly popular with motorists in the European Union, as figures from manufacturers show.

Despite the 1.9 percent decline in total registrations compared to the previous year, electric mobility continued to gain market share in the EU in the first quarter of 2025. The proportion of new vehicles that hit the road with only a battery or a combination of electric and combustion technology amounted to 61.7 percent. This was reported by the European car manufacturers' association Acea.

New registrations of pure battery electric vehicles (BEV) reached a market share of 15.2 percent by the end of March - an increase of 12 percent compared to Q1 2024. A total of 412,997 of these e-cars hit the roads across Europe in the first three months of this year.

Three of the four largest markets in the EU, which together account for 63% of BEV registrations, contributed significantly to this growth: Germany recorded an increase of 38.9 percent, Belgium 29.9 percent and the Netherlands 7.9 percent. France, on the other hand, reported a 6.6% drop in BEV registrations, according to Acea.

Market share of diesel and petrol models below 40 percent

Hybrid drive vehicles increased by 20.7% in the first quarter of 2025. A total of 964,108 new units were registered, which corresponds to a market share of 35.5%. The upward trend was primarily driven by the four largest markets: France with growth of 47.5%, Spain with 36.6%, Italy with 15.3% and Germany with 10.5%.

Plug-in hybrid vehicles recorded a slight increase in registrations of 1.1% to 207,048 units in the same period. Their market share rose by 0.2 percentage points to 7.6% in the 1st quarter compared to the same period last year.

In contrast, the combined market share of petrol and diesel vehicles in new registrations fell significantly to 38.3%. In the same period last year, this share was 48.3%. Other drive systems accounted for 3.4 percent.

The Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (Acea) represents the 16 largest European manufacturers of cars, vans, trucks and buses. These include the German manufacturers BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen.

Author: Stefan Sagmeister