Registrations of new battery-electric passenger cars in the European Union rose by almost 30% in 2025, marking a strong recovery after a decline the previous year, according

to Eurostat data.

A total of 1.89 million new battery-only electric cars were registered across the EU last year, up 29.7% from 1.46 million in 2024. Registrations had fallen by 6% in 2024 compared with 2023.

The number of battery-electric cars on EU roads also increased significantly. The total fleet reached 7.59 million in 2025, a 31.5% rise from 5.77 million a year earlier.

Plug-in hybrid vehicles recorded an even stronger increase in new registrations, rising by 34.2% to 1.03 million in 2025.

Non-plug-in hybrid registrations grew at a slower pace of 13.4%, but remained the most popular type of newly registered car in the EU, with 3.62 million vehicles registered during the year.

By contrast, demand for conventional petrol and diesel cars continued to decline. New registrations of petrol-powered passenger cars fell by 18.4% to 2.98 million, while diesel registrations dropped by 22% to 1.07 million.

The figures, published by Eurostat, highlight the continued shift in the EU passenger-car market towards electrified vehicles, although petrol and hybrid models still account for a substantial share of new registrations. Photo by Michael Movchin / Felix Müller, Wikimedia commons.