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Electric Cars’ Share of New Car Sales
Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars as a share of new car sales, yearly, %
4 of 5 series are above their level a year earlier·4 of 5 are at a five-year high
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
Source: IEA (2026), Global EV Data Explorer, License: CC BY 4.0. Plug-in hybrids count as electric; conventional hybrids do not, so gasoline-only cars are a smaller share of sales than what is left over.
How fast new car buyers are switching to electric. China moved first and furthest, Europe follows, and the United States and India trail, which keeps the world share well short of China’s.
What this chart reads
- China · Electric Car Share of New Car Salesas “China”latest 2025-12-31
- Europe · Electric Car Share of New Car Salesas “Europe”latest 2025-12-31
- World · Electric Car Share of New Car Salesas “World”latest 2025-12-31
- United States · Electric Car Share of New Car Salesas “United States”latest 2025-12-31
- India · Electric Car Share of New Car Salesas “India”latest 2025-12-31
Sources
China · Electric Car Share of New Car Sales. Source: IEA Global EV Data Explorer (data behind the Global EV Outlook), parameter "EV sales share", mode Cars, historical years. IEA 2026; Global EV Data Explorer, https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/global-ev-data-explorer, License: CC BY 4.0. Palanor re-reads every year monthly, since the IEA revises back years in each annual update.
Europe · Electric Car Share of New Car Sales. Source: IEA Global EV Data Explorer (data behind the Global EV Outlook), parameter "EV sales share", mode Cars, historical years. IEA 2026; Global EV Data Explorer, https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/global-ev-data-explorer, License: CC BY 4.0. Palanor re-reads every year monthly, since the IEA revises back years in each annual update.
World · Electric Car Share of New Car Sales. Source: IEA Global EV Data Explorer (data behind the Global EV Outlook), parameter "EV sales share", mode Cars, region World, historical years. IEA 2026; Global EV Data Explorer, https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/global-ev-data-explorer, License: CC BY 4.0.
United States · Electric Car Share of New Car Sales. Source: IEA Global EV Data Explorer (data behind the Global EV Outlook), parameter "EV sales share", mode Cars, historical years. IEA 2026; Global EV Data Explorer, https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/global-ev-data-explorer, License: CC BY 4.0. Palanor re-reads every year monthly, since the IEA revises back years in each annual update.
India · Electric Car Share of New Car Sales. Source: IEA Global EV Data Explorer (data behind the Global EV Outlook), parameter "EV sales share", mode Cars, historical years. IEA 2026; Global EV Data Explorer, https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/global-ev-data-explorer, License: CC BY 4.0. Palanor re-reads every year monthly, since the IEA revises back years in each annual update.
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