Fully electric cars made up 50.3% of new models on sale in Europe in 2026, with a further 18.7% hybrid or plug-in hybrid — up from just 0.1% electric in 2010. Measured across 52,888 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% | 0.2% | 5,022 |
| 2011 | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4,528 |
| 2012 | 0.1% | 0.4% | 5,219 |
| 2013 | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4,725 |
| 2014 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4,605 |
| 2015 | 0.4% | 0.9% | 4,832 |
| 2016 | 0.9% | 1.5% | 3,587 |
| 2017 | 1.1% | 1.0% | 3,219 |
| 2018 | 1.1% | 2.2% | 2,651 |
| 2019 | 2.6% | 4.3% | 3,110 |
| 2020 | 7.5% | 7.3% | 2,613 |
| 2021 | 11.1% | 8.3% | 2,284 |
| 2022 | 17.8% | 16.1% | 1,645 |
| 2023 | 28.8% | 16.3% | 1,299 |
| 2024 | 27.9% | 19.1% | 1,773 |
| 2025 | 39.0% | 31.3% | 1,181 |
| 2026 | 50.3% | 18.7% | 595 |
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.