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JUNE 2, 2025

After reporting on the top selling EV models in Europe in April, let’s now take a look at the auto brands and groups selling the most plugin vehicles. Looking at the plugin auto brand ranking, the title could be Premium brands take a beating. Another possible, more predictable title could.

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JANUARY 30, 2022

29% plugin electric vehicle share in Europe! While the overall automotive market continues falling off a cliff — it was -22% year over year (YoY) in December — Europe’s passenger plugin electric vehicle market had a near-record month, with 280,200 registrations. Open the gates!

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The European passenger plugin vehicle market is staying in the fast lane. More than 155,000 plugin vehicles were registered in August — which is +60% year over year (YoY). This performance is even more impressive when we consider that the overall auto market is in the doldrums.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Although, with an energy-derived recession looming on the horizon, this uptick might not last for long… Looking at the plugin vehicle market in […]. It was only by 3%, but it signals that the worst of the production constraints might be over.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

November saw France, Europe’s second largest auto market, hit a record 23.5% plugin electric vehicle share, up from 14.8% Legacy diesels and plugless hybrids continued to stagnate below 20% share, with petrol taking a breath at just under 37% share, before its next dive. share a year ago.

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APRIL 3, 2025

Some 240,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in February, rising 17% year over year (YoY), which is a particularly positive sign when considering that the overall market was down 3% in February, to fewer than one million units. Another great month for Volkswagen Group. Interestingly, BEVs are the ones.

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MARCH 3, 2023

February saw Norway’s plugin electric vehicle share continue to grow to 90.1%, from 86.1% All the growth came from full electrics, whilst plugin hybrids lost share. overall plugin share comprised 83.1% year on year. Overall auto volume was 7,439 units, down some 9% YoY. The bestselling vehicle was the Tesla Model Y.

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JUNE 7, 2022

Europe’s biggest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles grab 25.3% Full battery electrics increased their share by close to 1.25x, whilst plugin hybrid share dipped slightly. share in May 2022, from 23.4% Overall auto volume fell 10% YoY, and was down by 35% from the 2018-2019 seasonal average.

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JUNE 7, 2023

The auto market in Germany saw plugin EVs take 22.9% Full electrics gained share, but were outpaced by the losses in plugin hybrid share, due to recent policy changes. share in May 2023, down from 25.3% year on year. Overall auto volume was 246,966 units, up by some 20% YoY, though down from pre-2020 norms. […]

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

January saw plugin EVs take 30.3% Plugin growth comes despite overall auto volume down 2.5% share of the UK auto market, up from 23.0% year-on-year. BEVs grew volume by 42% YoY, while PHEVs grew 5.5%. year-on-year, at 139,345 units. Volkswagen was the leading BEV brand in January. Januarys sales figures.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Sweden’s auto market recorded a plugin electric vehicle share of 46.1% Full electrics grew their share, but plugin hybrids lost more. in August 2022, a slight drop year on year from 47.1% Overall auto volumes were 26% down on pre-pandemic seasonal norms, at 20,576 units. The Volkswagen ID.4

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JULY 25, 2021

The European passenger plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, having gotten over 237,000 registrations in June and over a million registrations YTD — which is +157% year over year (YoY).

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Germany, the world’s 5th largest auto market, and Europe’s largest, saw plugin electric vehicles take 30.4% October’s combined plugin share […]. of new sales in October, up almost 1.75× year-on-year. Full electrics grew mostly strongly, up over 2× YoY, taking 17.1%

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The UK, Europe’s third largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicle share hit a new high of 23.1% year-on-year, with two thirds of plugin share coming from full electrics. in October, up 1.9x October’s overall auto market volume was down almost 25% from last year, at the lowest level since 1991.

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APRIL 25, 2022

There are now 15 European countries that have 15% or more of new-car buyers buying plugin electric cars (full electric cars or plugin hybrids). China also passed those milestones in 2021 (15% plugin vehicle share and 12% […].

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JULY 2, 2021

Sweden saw plugin electric vehicle market share reach a record high of 49.4% Thanks to recent policy re-weightings, full electrics are now as popular as plugin hybrids, and may soon overtake them after July’s additional policy change. in June 2021, up almost 2x from 25.7% share in June 2020.

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JUNE 5, 2021

Europe’s biggest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicle share hit 23.4% May’s combined plugin […]. in May, up over 3x from 7.3% in May 2020. Summer always brings a further boost, so from now on 25% and above is inevitable.

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JANUARY 4, 2022

France, Europe’s second largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicle share of 24.4% in December, a new record high, with pure electrics taking 14.6%. Diesel meanwhile dropped to a new record low of 17.4%. The overall auto market, at just under 160,000 units, was down some 15% from pre-pandemic seasonal averages.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 27.7% Full electric share grew YoY, but was outweighed by plugin hybrids’ decline. share in November, down from 28.1% year on year. Overall auto volumes were up over 23% YoY, to 142,889 units, though still almost 9% down on 2019 seasonal levels. The Tesla Model Y […].

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The UK auto market, Europe’s third largest, saw plugin electric vehicle share of 18.3% August’s combined plugin result of 18.3% […]. in August 2021, up 1.9x from 9.76% in August 2020. Overall auto market volume was down 7.6% from long term seasonal norms, at 68,033 units.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

France, Europe’s second largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicle share jump up to a record 21.5% in September, over twice the 10.6% share seen a year ago. Diesel was down to a record low of 17.6% The overall auto market volume was down some 16% over seasonal norms, with 133762 sales. The Tesla […].

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JANUARY 8, 2022

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market and the world’s 5th largest, saw plugin electric vehicle share hit a record of 35.7% in December, up from 26.6% year-on-year. Full battery electrics took 21.3% of the market. Overall auto volumes were down to 227,630 units, the lowest December result of recent decades.

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JULY 3, 2021

Norway, the EV revolution leader, saw plugin electric vehicles hit 85.0% Non-plugin powertrains, including old-school combustion, and plugless hybrids, are all fading away. share in June 2021, up from 66.3% in June 2020. Overall auto volumes broke a new seasonal record for June with 20,392 units sold.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Europe’s second largest auto market, France, saw 17.3% plugin electric vehicle share in May 2021, up from 7.45% in May 2020. May’s combined plugin […]. May’s combined plugin […]. Old-school non-electrified combustion powertrains continued to fall, now at 63.7%

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JULY 7, 2022

Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles take 26.0% June’s combined plugin share of 26.0% market share in June, up from 23.6% Overall auto volumes were down 18% YoY, to 224,558 units, the lowest June in 25 years (except 2020). comprised […].

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JUNE 3, 2023

Plugin electric vehicles saw strong year on year growth in market share in Sweden, taking 61.9% share, with plugin hybrids slightly losing share YoY. of the market, from 47.5% in May 2022. Full electrics carried all of the growth, alone accounting for 40.9%

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MAY 7, 2024

Tesla is the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen Group is the #1 OEM Some 296,000 plugin vehicles were registered in March in Europe — which is down 3% year over year (YoY).

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JULY 29, 2021

Europe’s auto market saw diesel share fall below 20% for the first time in Q2 2021 from nearer 30% a year ago. Meanwhile plugin electric vehicle share more than doubled year-on-year to 16.9% This is our first report drawing on quarterly powertrain data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle market share hit 47.1% share of new sales, slightly ahead of plugin hybrids, due to recent incentive adjustments. in August 2021, up over 1.6x from 29.0% in August 2020. Full electric vehicles took a record high 24.1%

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JUNE 4, 2023

May saw France’s plugins take over 24% market share, up from 20.9% share, while plugin hybrids slightly lost share. year on year, with new Stellantis BEVs arriving. Full electrics grew from 12.0% Overall auto volume was 145,536 units, up some 15% YoY, though still down on pre-2020 norms.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Norway, the world’s leading country in electric vehicle adoption, saw plugin EV market share in October at an impressive 89.3%, up from 79.1% Controlling for Tesla’s absence (usual at the start of a quarter), this was in fact Norway’s highest ever month for plugin share. a year ago.

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MAY 2, 2022

France saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.1% Full battery electrics continued to dominate over plugin hybrids. April’s combined plugin result of 21.1% […]. of the auto market in April, up from 14.8% year-on-year. The overall passenger auto market was down 22.6% YoY, and down 44.2%

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles take 28.5% market share in August 2022, their best result YTD, though only marginally up on August 2021’s 27.6%. The Tesla Model Y […].

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APRIL 8, 2025

March saw plugin EVs at 27.1% share in Germany, up from 18.0% year-on-year. BEV volume increased by some 35% YoY, from a low baseline, while PHEVs grew 66%. Overall auto volume was 254,497 units, down 3.5% Marchs best-selling BEV was the Volkswagen ID.7. Marchs sales saw combined EVs at. continued] The post EVs At 27.1%

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Approximately 288,000 plugin vehicles were registered in September in Europe, +15% year over year (YoY). Last month’s plugin vehicle share of the overall European auto market was 25% (17% full electrics/BEVs). With that result, […]

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DECEMBER 7, 2024

November saw plugin EVs take 35.3% share of the UK auto market, up from 25.7% year on year. BEVs grew volume by 58% YoY, and took a quarter of the market, while PHEV volume was flat. Overall auto volume was 153,610 units, down 2% YoY. Tesla was the leading BEV. continued] The post EVs Take 35.3%

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicle market share of 28.7% in September 2021, up almost 2x year-on-year. Full electrics alone took 17.1% of the market, overtaking diesel’s share (15.9%) for the first time.

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