In the European Union, the share of new passenger car registrations with all-electric propulsion peaked at 5.3 percent in 2020. Meanwhile, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle registrations experienced a somewhat moderate growth between 2015 and 2019, only to surge to 5.2 percent in 2020. Sales of plug-in electric vehicles in the EU reached almost 590,000 units in 2019 and exceeded one million units in 2020.
More EV charging stations available
The higher adoption level of electric vehicles (EVs) goes hand in hand with efforts of European countries to improve infrastructure for such vehicles by increasing the number of charging stations available. The number of charging stations in Europe and Turkey increased by 35 percent between 2019 and 2020. Almost 286,000 had become available across the continent in 2020.
Renault and Tesla take the lead
The leading EV car models in Europe included the Renault Zoe and Tesla's Model 3. The Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid vehicle and Nissan's Leaf model rounded off the top four. Volkswagen's new ID models are expected to climb up the ranking in 2021.
Total market share of newly registered passenger electric vehicles in the European Union between 2015 and 2020
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