Almost 383,000 new passenger plug-ins were registered in Q1-Q3 2019.
European passenger plug-in electric car market continued to grow at a healthy pace over the third quarter as plug-ins gained share in most countries.
According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, some 382,836 new passenger plug-in cars were registered in the European Union plus EFTA (Norway, Switzerland, Iceland) during nine months (Q1-Q3 2019).
That is about 38.2% more than a year ago, and the average market share improved to 2.87%.
Plug-ins by category:
- BEVs – 257,511 (up 93.1%) at 1.93% share
- PHEV – 125,325 (down 12.7%) at 0.94% share
For comparison, the overall market declined by 0.7% to 13,217,071, while hybrid sales grew even quicker than plug-ins: by 42.7% to 665,159.
New passenger plug-in electric car registrations (ECV) in Europe – Q3 2019
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New passenger cars by fuel type in the EU – 2019 Q3
The top six markets by volume in H1 2019 accounted for some 292,396 or almost 76.4% of total sales:
Here is the full report for Q1-Q3 that shows us also the proportion between BEVs and PHEVs in particular markets (comparison of market share in particular countries coming soon):
New registrations of BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs (negligible number) – 2019 Q1-Q3
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New registrations of BEVs and FCEVs (negligible number) – 2019 Q1-Q3
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New registrations of PHEVs – 2019 Q1-Q3
* some data estimated
** only countries, for which data are available
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