This market spotlight by the International Council on Clean Transportation highlights that the average share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) among total new registrations in Europe increased 1 percentage point to 17% in April 2025, up from 16% in March. While several manufacturer pools had decreases in BEV shares of 1 or 2 percentage points in April compared with the previous month, including the BMW, Mercedes-Volvo-Polestar, Hyundai, Tesla, Stellantis-Toyota, and Renault pools, other pools increased their shares. The 19% BEV share of the Volkswagen pool was a notable jump of 7 percentage points over its 2024 average.
The BMW pool had the highest BEV share in April (24%) and was followed by Mercedes-Volvo Polestar (22%) and Kia (21%). The Hyundai pool (16% BEV share) was below the European average, as were SAIC (13%), the Tesla-Stellantis-Toyota pool (12%), the Renault pool (11%), and Nissan (9%). Shares of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) among new registrations in Europe increased slightly to 9% in April (from 8% in March 2025), and the Mercedes-Volvo Polestar pool led with a 24% PHEV share. Nissan had the largest share of full hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) in April (40%) and the BMW and Mercedes-Volvo-Polestar pools led in new registration shares of mild hybrid electric vehicles (MHEVs) at 39% and 38%, respectively.
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