Electric vehicle sales in Europe are on track for a great year. Here are the winners and losers

• Electric and hybrid cars are about to end in 2025 with a bang in Europe.
• Electric vehicle sales rose more than 27% from January to November, reaching nearly 2.3 million units.
• The Tesla Model 3 was the best-selling electric car in Europe in November.

It may be electric car sales Don’t be too rosy in the US right nowBut it’s a very different story in Europe, where electric cars are on track for a great year.

Electric vehicle sales rose by a whopping 37.3% in November in the EU, UK and EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA).

Electric vehicle sales in the EU, UK and EFTA (data from ACEA)

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sales in the EU, UK and EFTA (data from ACEA)

Last month, 253,768 electric vehicles were registered in the region, compared to 184,892 units last year. Meanwhile, plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) have seen a similar rise, but have been unable to keep up with their fully electric counterparts. In November, 112,287 PHEVs were registered, up 33.9% from last year, when 83,842 units were registered.

There’s also good news when looking at sales figures from January through November. The number of electric cars rose by 27.4% in the European Union, the United Kingdom and the European Free Trade Association, reaching 2.27 million units. In comparison, 1.78 million electric vehicles were registered during the same period last year.

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) have surpassed the 1 million sales mark, reaching 1.14 million registrations year-to-date, up 33.1% from last year, when 863,456 vehicles were registered, according to ACEA. If it weren’t for electric cars and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), the entire European new car market would have seen a very significant decline, with gas car sales down 19% year to date, and diesel sales down 24%. Meanwhile, sales of conventional hybrids and mild hybrids rose by 13.1%, and are now the largest segment in the region, with sales reaching 4.1 million so far this year.

Overall, new car sales in Europe rose 1.9% compared to last year, reaching 12.09 million cars in the January-November period.

This is all well and good, but which cars are at the top of the sales charts? According to preliminary information from Dataforce, which accounts for 98% of sales in the EU, EFTA and the UK, there is no escaping the fact that Tesla still outperforms its competitors in the region. However, the American company’s grip on the European car market is waning.

In november, Tesla Model 3 It was the best-selling electric car, followed by… Tesla Model Y And Skoda Al-Rouq. The Renault 5 ranked fourth, followed by… Volkswagen ID.7. From January to November, the Tesla Model Y tops the list, with 127,067 units sold, but there is a noticeable decline of 30.1% compared to last year. It’s a similar story for the Tesla Model 3, which saw sales decline 22.7%. This caused the Model 3 to slide to third place and left the way open for the Skoda Al-Rouq to climb to second place.

the Volkswagen ID.4 It is the fourth best-selling electric car in Europe so far, followed by the Renault 5. Looking at the top 10 list, most models recorded a significant rise in sales, with the Tesla Model Y, Tesla Model 3 and Skoda Enyaq being the only ones to record numbers in the red.

Best-selling electric vehicle brands in November in the EU, UK and EFTA (data from Dataforce)

In the hybrid car sector, the Chinese company BYD tops the charts. The BYD Seal U crossover was the best-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in November, with a whopping 298.7% year-on-year increase. It’s also the best-selling PHEV so far this year, with 63,127 units sold. However, the Volkswagen Tiguan is breathing down your neck, with less than 3,000 units separating the two cars.

It looks like Tesla may end 2025 as the best seller of electric cars in Europe once again. The story may be different next year, but as it stands today, Tesla has sold just over 203,000 electric cars in Europe, while Volkswagen’s top three electric cars have managed to sell 135,000 cars. Meanwhile, Skoda’s Elroq and Enyaq crossovers achieved sales of 141,000 units.

Best-selling electric cars in November in the EU, UK and EFTA (data from Dataforce)

Best-selling electric vehicles from January through November in the EU, UK and EFTA (data from Dataforce)