Electric car sales in the EU reached an all-time high in June 2026.

Omissions

• The official ACEA press release with complete June 2026 data was published after the session date of 2026-07-07 (typically mid-July), so the MEP could not have known the fully consolidated official figures at the time of the statement.
• The 'all-time high' is established by deriving June 2026 units (~270,000) from ACEA year-to-date data (1,220,890 BEVs in H1 2026 minus 950,521 through May) and comparing with prior monthly figures (2025 full-year average ~157,000/month; December 2024: 144,367 units), since the retrieved snippets did not explicitly reproduce the word 'record'.
• Some corroborating sources (ICCT, best-selling-cars.com) partly cover the wider Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) scope rather than the EU alone.
• If 'electric car sales' is interpreted as BEV+PHEV combined rather than battery-electric only, the record claim still holds but refers to a broader metric than ACEA's headline BEV figures.

Sources

• PrimaryACEA — New car registrations: +5.7% in H1 2026; battery-electric 20.7% market shareIn the first half of 2026, 1,220,890 new battery-electric cars were registered, capturing 20.7% of the EU market. New EU car registrations rose by 5.7% year-to-date, with a strong performance in June contributing to a positive first half of 2026.
• PrimaryACEA — New car registrations: +4% in May 2026 year-to-date; battery-electric 20% market shareIn the first five months of 2026, 950,521 new battery-electric cars were registered, capturing 20% of the EU market.
• PrimaryACEA — New car registrations: +1.8% in 2025; battery-electric 17.4% market shareIn 2025, 1,880,370 new battery-electric cars were registered, capturing 17.4% of the EU market share.
• PrimaryACEA — New car registrations: +0.8% in 2024; battery-electric 13.6% market shareRegistrations of battery-electric cars fell by 10.2% to 144,367 units in December 2024.
• SecondaryICCT — European Car Market Monitor: June 2026In June 2026, new battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations reached a 24% share of all newly registered vehicles.
• SecondaryBest Selling Cars — 2026 (June & First Half) Europe: Battery-Electric Car Sales by European CountryBattery-electric car sales in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by 35.1% in the first half of 2026, with all-electric sales up 51% in June 2026.