Original data20102026

Electric and hybrid share of new cars by year

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.

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2026
ElectricHybrid / PHEV
The takeaway

In 2026, more than half of the new car models on sale in Europe are fully electric.

PeriodElectricHybrid / PHEVSample
20100.1%0.2%5,022
20110.1%0.4%4,528
20120.1%0.4%5,219
20130.4%0.6%4,725
20140.3%0.5%4,605
20150.4%0.9%4,832
20160.9%1.5%3,587
20171.1%1.0%3,219
20181.1%2.2%2,651
20192.6%4.3%3,110
20207.5%7.3%2,613
202111.1%8.3%2,284
202217.8%16.1%1,645
202328.8%16.3%1,299
202427.9%19.1%1,773
202539.0%31.3%1,181
202650.3%18.7%595
Download CSVFirst-party data computed from 52,888 car variants indexed on cars-data.com. · Updated 2026-07-12
How this is measured

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.

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