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Battery electric cars on the road

Passenger cars powered only by electricity registered at the end of the year (the stock, not new registrations).

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Counts cars on the register on 31 December, as reported by national vehicle registers to Eurostat. Plug-in hybrids, other hybrids and hydrogen cars are not included. Germany counts its register on 1 January of the following year, so its 2024 value is the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) figure for 1 January 2025. Regions use NUTS 2024 codes; a few countries report no regional breakdown.

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Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

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EU countries by battery electric cars on the road, 2024

Top 15. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Germany: 1,651,643 countGermany1,651,643France: 1,132,210 countFrance1,132,210Netherlands: 569,144 countNetherlands569,144Sweden: 358,260 countSweden358,260Denmark: 344,440 countDenmark344,440Belgium: 303,784 countBelgium303,784Italy: 279,607 countItaly279,607Spain: 208,240 countSpain208,240Austria: 200,603 countAustria200,603Portugal: 165,316 countPortugal165,316Finland: 122,163 countFinland122,163Ireland: 76,033 countIreland76,033Poland: 62,182 countPoland62,182Hungary: 60,211 countHungary60,211Romania: 49,594 countRomania49,594Germany: 1,651,643 countGermany1,651,643France: 1,132,210 countFrance1,132,210Netherlands: 569,144 countNetherlands569,144Sweden: 358,260 countSweden358,260Denmark: 344,440 countDenmark344,440Belgium: 303,784 countBelgium303,784Italy: 279,607 countItaly279,607Spain: 208,240 countSpain208,240Austria: 200,603 countAustria200,603Portugal: 165,316 countPortugal165,316Finland: 122,163 countFinland122,163Ireland: 76,033 countIreland76,033Poland: 62,182 countPoland62,182Hungary: 60,211 countHungary60,211Romania: 49,594 countRomania49,594
count. Source: Eurostat, Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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