US EditionElectric vehicle sales overtake petrol in EU for first time
Electric vehicles accounted for 22.6% of new EU registrations in December 2025, slightly surpassing petrol cars at 22.5%, with hybrids leading at 44%, ACEA said.
- On Tuesday, ACEA reported fully electric car sales in December 2025 overtook petrol for the first time in the European Union.
- Registrations of battery electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid cars jumped 51%, 36.7%, and 5.8%, with Tesla falling 2.2% and BYD rising 229.7%, ACEA data showed.
- In December across the EU, Britain and EFTA, sales rose 7.6% to 1.2 million while Volkswagen and Stellantis registrations increased 10.2% and 4.5%, Renault fell 2.2%, ACEA data showed.
- Policymakers proposed loosening emissions regulations, including abandoning the effective 2035 combustion-engine ban, while analysts expect EVs to gain popularity despite this policy shift.
- Europe's car industry faces competition from China and United States import tariffs as registrations hit their highest volumes in five years in 2025, ACEA reported.
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Something quietly historic just happened on Europe’s roads. For the first time ever, fully electric cars outsold petrol-only vehicles in the EU last month. Yes — by a whisker, but a win is a win.According to the auto industry group ACEA, electric vehicles accounted for 22.6% of new registrations. Nudging just ahead of petrol cars at 22.5%.Still, hybrids remain the real heavyweights, grabbing a commanding 44% of the market. Think of them as Europ…
Electric-car sales overtake traditional engines in Europe for the first time
Sales of fully electric cars surpassed those of petrol-only vehicles in the European Union for the first time in December, data from the auto industry group ACEA showed, even as hybrids held onto the largest overall share of the market.
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Sales of electric vehicles surpassed petrol-only sales in Europe for the first time ever in December 2025, according...
The sale of electric vehicles in EU countries in December 2025 exceeded the sales of petrol-fuelled cars for the first time, a statistics published by the Association of European Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (ACEA), which brings together key European car manufacturers.
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