🚗 The #European battery-electric vehicle (BEV) market started 2025 positively as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) struggled. Skoda and Volkswagen (VW) saw registrations increase, while #Tesla slumped. Tom Hooker, Autovista24 journalist, reviews the latest data from EV-volumes.com 👇
⚡ European #EV market improvement as Skoda and VW soar - A total of 167,069 new BEVs took to European roads in January, according to the latest data from EV-volumes.com. This equated to a year-on-year increase of 36.6% or 44,735 units. - Meanwhile, PHEV registrations dropped by 4.3% compared to 12 months ago, down to 76,377 deliveries. It was the lowest volume total for both technologies since August 2024. - Germany was Europe’s biggest BEV market, accounting for 20.6% of the region’s all-electric registrations. It also led the PHEV segment, making up 23% of volumes. Germany was also the third best-selling country for both powertrains worldwide. - The UK was the second-largest BEV and PHEV market in Europe, trailing Germany by 4,874 units and 5,287 units respectively. Last year, it moved ahead of Germany as the region’s biggest BEV market. - The two nations are some distance ahead of other European countries. France was the third biggest BEV buyer in January. The next two positions were filled by Belgium and the Netherlands. Read the full analysis https://lnkd.in/edyaiNje #CarSales #Automotive #Europe #Markets Volkswagen Škoda Auto