Overview
- The EU registered 217,898 battery‑electric cars in December (22.6% share), narrowly topping petrol at 216,492 (22.5%) as BEV registrations rose 51% year on year.
- For 2025, hybrids led with 34.5% of EU sales, petrol fell to 26.6%, and BEVs reached 17.4%, with electrified powertrains accounting for 67% of December registrations.
- ACEA data show Tesla’s EU registrations dropped about 38% in 2025 and 20.2% in December, while BYD’s soared 229.7% in December and more than tripled for the year.
- The European Commission’s December package proposes replacing a 2035 zero‑emission sales goal with a 90% tailpipe CO2 reduction target, allowing limited combustion-based solutions to remain.
- Total EU car registrations reached 10.8 million in 2025, up 1.8% for a five‑year high that still trails pre‑pandemic levels.