Electric vehicles account for approximately 20% of vehicles sold worldwide.

Omissions

• The most recent full-year data available before the session date (IEA Global EV Outlook 2026, published ~April 2026) puts the global electric-car sales share at 25% in 2025, not ~20%.
• The ~20% figure matches the global share recorded in 2024 (IEA: 'more than one in five'), so the MEP appears to be citing a figure one year out of date.
• If the MEP intended strictly battery-electric vehicles (excluding plug-in hybrids), the 2025 global BEV-only share was lower (roughly 17-18%, since BEVs made up nearly 70% of the 25% electric-car total), in which case ~20% would slightly overstate.
• The 'electric cars' metric used by the IEA (and most reporting) includes plug-in hybrids; no global figure for 'vehicles' beyond passenger cars is used here.

Sources

• PrimaryIEA – Global EV Outlook 2026, Trends in electric carsOne in four new cars sold worldwide was electric in 2025. The electric car ... The sales share of electric cars in the overall car market increased to 25%.
• PrimaryIEA – Global Energy Review 2026, Technology: Electric vehiclesElectric car sales increased by more than 20% year-on-year in 2025, rising to 21 million units, with one in four cars sold being electric.
• SecondaryOur World in Data – Share of new cars sold that are electricOne in four cars sold in 2025 was electric.