The number of newly registered battery-only electric passenger cars has risen rapidly across Europe in recent years. In the EU alone, around 1.9 million new battery-electric cars were registered in 2025.
As a result, battery-only electric vehicles are taking an increasingly large share of new car registrations. In 2025, they accounted for 17.3% of all new passenger cars registered in the EU. In several European countries, the share is higher than one in three according to Eurostat.