Fully electric cars made up 49.9% of new models on sale in Europe in 2026, with a further 0.0% hybrid or plug-in hybrid — up from just 0.1% electric in 2010. Measured across 53,830 model variants by first year on sale.
In 2026, more than half of the new car models on sale in Europe are fully electric.
| Period | Electric | Hybrid / PHEV | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 5,052 |
| 2011 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 4,534 |
| 2012 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 5,239 |
| 2013 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 4,744 |
| 2014 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 4,615 |
| 2015 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 4,843 |
| 2016 | 0.9% | 0.0% | 3,588 |
| 2017 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 3,222 |
| 2018 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2,651 |
| 2019 | 2.6% | 0.0% | 3,110 |
| 2020 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 2,613 |
| 2021 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 2,284 |
| 2022 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 1,645 |
| 2023 | 23.4% | 0.0% | 1,619 |
| 2024 | 27.5% | 0.0% | 1,814 |
| 2025 | 38.1% | 0.0% | 1,221 |
| 2026 | 49.9% | 0.0% | 1,036 |
Share of active model variants by fuel type, grouped by first model year. "Electric" is battery-electric only; "hybrid" combines full hybrid and plug-in hybrid. One row per variant, not weighted by sales.