Original data20102026

Electric and hybrid share of new cars by year

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.

2010
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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%0.0%5,052
20110.1%0.0%4,534
20120.1%0.0%5,239
20130.4%0.0%4,744
20140.3%0.0%4,615
20150.4%0.0%4,843
20160.9%0.0%3,588
20171.1%0.0%3,222
20181.1%0.0%2,651
20192.6%0.0%3,110
20207.5%0.0%2,613
202111.1%0.0%2,284
202217.8%0.0%1,645
202323.4%0.0%1,619
202427.5%0.0%1,814
202538.1%0.0%1,221
202649.9%0.0%1,036
Download CSVFirst-party data computed from 53,830 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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