Including plug-in hybrids, electrified vehicles account for more than 35% of the European car market.

Omissions

• The claim's metric (BEV+PHEV combined) is correct in concept, but the magnitude is overstated: EU ACEA data shows BEV at 20.7% and PHEV at 9.8% in H1 2026 (combined ~30.5%), and ~20% + ~9.6% in January-May 2026 (combined ~29.6%).
• The BEV-only figure of 25% is also overstated: EU BEV share was ~20% in H1 2026 and 17.4% for the full year 2025.
• The H1 2026 ACEA press release (BEV 20.7%, PHEV 9.8%) was likely published shortly after the 2026-07-07 session; the MEP could have directly known the January-May 2026 year-to-date figures (~20% BEV, ~9.6% PHEV) published on 23 June 2026.
• ACEA press releases cover the EU; if the MEP intended a wider 'Europe' scope (EU+EFTA+UK), no source found shows the combined BEV+PHEV share reaching 35% for that scope either.
• No source was found supporting a >35% combined BEV+PHEV share for any annual or year-to-date period in Europe before July 2026; even the unusually high December 2025 month (bev 22.6%) does not support a sustained >35% combined share at EU level.
• Data source is ACEA (industry association compiling national registrations); EEA confirms the longer-term trend (BEV 13.6%, PHEV 7.3% in 2024).

Sources

• PrimaryACEA — New car registrations: +5.7% in H1 2026; battery-electric 20.7% market shareUp until June 2026, battery-electric cars held a 20.7% share of the EU market, up from 15.6% a year earlier. New plug-in-hybrid electric cars now represent 9.8% of EU registrations, up from 8.5% over the same period in 2025. Hybrid-electric models accounted for 37.3% of the total EU market.
• PrimaryACEA — New car registrations: +4.2% in April 2026 year-to-date; battery-electric 19.7% market shareIn the first four months of 2026, 746,899 new battery-electric cars were registered, capturing 19.7% of the EU market. New plug-in-hybrid electric cars now represent 9.6% of EU registrations, up from 7.9% over the same period in 2025. Hybrid-electric car registrations captured 38.2% of the market.
• PrimaryACEA — New car registrations: +1.8% in 2025; battery-electric 17.4% market shareBattery-electric cars accounted for 17.4% of the EU market share in 2025, an increase from the low baseline of 13.6% one year earlier.
• PrimaryEEA — New registrations of electric cars in Europe | IndicatorsDuring 2024, BEVs accounted for 13.6% of total new car registrations, while PHEVs represented 7.3%. In 2024, over 1.4 million new BEV were registered in the EU.
• SecondaryElectrive — Nearly 200,000 electric cars registered in May as EU retains momentumIn the first five months of 2026, a total of 950,521 new battery-electric passenger cars were registered in the EU, corresponding to a 20 per cent market share.