Mucahithan Avcioglu
17 September 2026•Update: 17 September 2026
Battery-electric vehicles accounted for more than 30% of new car registrations across key European markets in August, according to an industry report released Thursday.
A total of 202,833 new battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) were registered across 16 European markets during the month, marking an annual increase of 54.2%, according to a monthly bulletin prepared by Brussels-based E-Mobility Europe and independent transport research organization New AutoMotive.
BEVs represented 30.5% of all new car registrations in the markets covered, while their estimated share across the EU reached 31.2%.
During the January-August period, BEV registrations increased 33.1% year-on-year to 1.67 million. Their market share over the eight-month period stood at 22.5%.
Germany and France led the expansion in Europe’s electric vehicle market.
France registered 36,159 fully electric cars in August, with their market share reaching 38.3%. Registrations rose 72.2% from a year earlier.
Germany recorded 68,980 BEV registrations, giving fully electric cars a market share of 32.5%. Registrations increased 34.5% year-on-year.
BEVs accounted for 98.7% of new car registrations in Norway, 85.9% in Denmark, 52.3% in Finland and 48.9% in the Netherlands.
Belgium followed with a 46.2% share, while electric cars accounted for 36.1% of registrations in Portugal.
The report covers Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Together, these markets represent approximately 90% of the combined EU and European Free Trade Association car market.