EV sales climb across Europe as petrol and diesel decline

New EV sales in Europe jumped at the end of 2025 as more than quarter of a million new cars were registered in one month.

Despite recent political backtracking on a planned ICE ban, plug-in vehicles enjoyed continued growth as petrol and diesel registrations dropped.

Full battery electric vehicles enjoyed the strongest growth in November 2025 – the most recent month for which full data is available – and helped drive overall market growth despite declines elsewhere.

EVs saw a 37% year-on-year increase across the continent and took a 23.5% market share, up 5.9 percentage points compared with November 2024, according to data from JATO Dynamics.

Daniele Ministeri, senior consultant at JATO Dynamics said the figures showed manufacturers continued to focus on EVs despite political headwinds, as well as the impact of new incentives in some countries.

A total of 252,336 battery electric vehicles were registered across the “Europe-28” nations, which includes the UK, where EVs took half the new car market in November.

Behind them, plug-in hybrids recorded the second strongest growth. Sales of 113,019 units meant year-on-year growth of 35% and delivered a market share of 10.5%.

In contrast pure ICE vehicles, encompassing petrol and diesel, were down 20% compared with the corresponding period in 2024, but the powertrain still accounted for 30.6% of all registrations in November, with 329,064 units registered.

Ministeri said: “Even though EU CO2 penalties are now being assessed over a three-year period, OEMs are continuing to prioritise BEVs because they are essential for lowering average fleet emissions and avoiding regulatory fines.

“Meanwhile, countries such as Italy have introduced new EV incentives, and EV charging infrastructure is continuously improving, albeit slowly. These factors are increasing the volume of BEV registrations. Despite ICE vehicles being the most‑registered powertrain in November 2025, registrations are continuing to decline.”

Tesla top as Chinese on a charge

The JATO Dynamics data showed that the Tesla Model 3 topped the individual model registration charts but that much of the EV segment’s growth was driven by Chinese manufacturers.

A total of 11,437 Model 3s were registered in November but the US brand took a 13% drop overall as Model Y registrations dipped by 39%. Model 3 proved particularly popular in Norway, where 98% of new registrations were electric, and Italy, where new incentives offered up to €11,000 off the cost of a new EV.

BYD, which overtook Tesla to become the world’s biggest EV maker registered 12,785 EVs out of a total of 21,043 registrations in November, more than doubling its performance from a year earlier and climbing to seventh for EV registrations.

Leapmotor, owned by Stellantis, also grew, registering 6,022 units in November , of which 5,446 were all-electric. Its 26,500 registrations in the first 11 months of the year put it ahead of Stellantis stablemates DS, Lancia, Maserati and Abarth.

However, European manufacturers still dominated the EV market. Volkswagen topped the table in terms of overall EV registrations, with 23,507 units – a 29% increase – ahead of Tesla’s 22,342.

Renault enjoyed a staggering 90% year-on-year increase as its impressive EV line-up found favour with 18,826 drivers, with BMW, Skoda and Audi recording growth of 26%, 75% and 48% as their expanding EV ranges hit the market.