Last year, various types of hybrid cars outsold purely electric cars in Europe by more than two to one.

Omissions

• The 'more than two to one' ratio holds when all hybrid types (HEV + PHEV) are combined, as the MEP's wording 'various types of hybrids' implies; conventional self-charging hybrids (HEV) alone took about 34.5% of the EU market in 2025, which is just under two times the BEV share (17.4%).
• The same ACEA data shows BEV market share grew strongly in 2025 (from 13.6% in 2024 to 17.4%), so the 2:1 gap does not indicate that electric car demand is falling — a point often omitted when this comparison is used against the EU's electrification policy.
• ACEA figures cover the EU-27; a broader 'Europe' definition (including UK and EFTA) shows somewhat different shares (IEA puts BEV+PHEV at 28% of new car sales in Europe in 2025).
• The exact full-year 2025 HEV figure (34.5%) is reported by a secondary outlet citing ACEA; ACEA's own full-year 2025 release confirms the hybrid-electric data exists but the precise percentage could not be extracted from the snippet, and the H1 2026 ACEA release (HEV 37.3%, PHEV 9.8%) was published shortly after the session date.

Sources

• PrimaryACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers' Association) — 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. January to December 2025 figures also showed new EU hybrid-electric registrations...
• PrimaryACEA — New car registrations: +1.4% in November 2025 year-to-date; battery-electric 16.9% market shareNew car registrations: +1.4% in November 2025 year-to-date; battery-electric 16.9% market share. January to November 2025 figures also showed new EU hybrid-electric registrations...
• PrimaryACEA — New car registrations: +5.7% in H1 2026; battery-electric 20.7% market shareOverall, hybrid-electric models accounted for 37.3% of the total EU market. New plug-in-hybrid electric cars now represent 9.8% of EU registrations, up from 8.5% over the same period in 2025.
• PrimaryIEA — Global EV Outlook 2026, Trends in electric carsAcross the region [Europe], electric car sales numbered 1 million more in 2025 than in the previous year, reaching a total of 4.2 million, or 28% of all new cars sold.
• PrimaryEuropean Environment Agency — New registrations of electric cars in Europe (Indicators)In 2024, over 1.4 million new BEV were registered in the EU, accounting for 13.6% of new car registrations. Some 800,000 new PHEV were registered.