Electric Vehicles Outsell Gasoline Autos in EU for First Time For the first time, electric car sales surpassed gasoline-powered vehicle sales in the European Union during December 2025. This milestone saw 217,898 battery electric vehicles sold, compared to 216,492 gasoline cars. Overall, vehicles with electric engines constituted 67 percent of EU car registrations, a notable increase from the previous year.

• Electric car sales exceeded gasoline car sales in the EU in December 2025.
• 217,898 battery electric vehicles (EVs) were sold in December 2025.
• 216,492 petrol (gasoline) cars were sold in December 2025.
• Battery EV registrations increased by 51 percent from December 2024.
• Hybrid electric car sales rose by 5.8 percent.
• Plug-in hybrid car sales increased by 36.7 percent.
• Vehicles with any form of electric engine represented 67 percent of EU car registrations in December 2025.
• This is up from 57.8 percent in December 2024.