"EVs hit a new milestone: In December, buyers in Europe registered more electric cars than gas cars for the first time. EV registrations hit 217,898 in the EU last month-up 50% year-over-year from 2024. Sales of gas cars, on the other hand, dropped nearly 20% to 216,492. The same trend played out in the larger region, including the UK and other non-EU countries like Iceland."
"We're actually seeing this trend globally, although the U.S. is a different story: as the availability and quality of EVs goes up, sales have been going up as well. There's a story that some of the major OEMs have been pushing that there's no demand for EVs. But when you look at the numbers...it turns out there's a lot of latent demand."
"EVs made up 17.4% of car sales in the EU last year, around twice the rate in the U.S. That's still well behind Norway (not part of the EU), where a staggering 96% of all registrations were fully battery-electric in 2025. Hybrid cars are still more popular than pure electric vehicles in the EU, with 34.5% of market share. Diesel cars, which used to dominate in Europe, now only have around 9% of market share."
December registrations in Europe showed electric vehicles outselling gasoline cars for the first time, with 217,898 EVs registered in the EU, up 50% year-over-year, while gas-car registrations fell nearly 20% to 216,492. The pattern extended across the wider region including the UK and Iceland. European buyers now have a wider range of affordable EVs, from tiny urban models to Chinese imports. Tesla lost market share while BYD expanded rapidly. EVs comprised 17.4% of EU sales last year, hybrids led with 34.5%, diesel fell to about 9%, and Norway reached 96% battery-electric registrations in 2025. EU policy shifts could influence future growth.
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