In 2023, 10.7 million new passenger cars were registered in the European Union. Of these, petrol-powered vehicles held the largest share at 34.5%, followed by non-plug-in petrol-electric hybrids (21.1%), battery-electric vehicles (14.5%), and diesel cars (14.3%).
After a decade of rapid growth in battery-electric vehicle registrations between 2013 and 2023, the combined share of all hybrid and battery-electric cars in 2023 matched the share of petrol and diesel vehicles, at 48.3% compared to 48.8%.
In nine EU countries, the share of hybrid and electric cars in new registrations surpassed 50% in 2023. The highest shares were recorded in Finland (78%, with 44% hybrids and 34% electric), Sweden (69%, with 30% hybrids and 39% electric), and the Netherlands (68%, with 37% hybrids and 31% electric).
By contrast, Bulgaria recorded the lowest share at 7%, followed by Czechia (20%) and Croatia (28%).
