Germany vs United States: Number of new electric cars sold

Germany

860,000 cars

in 2025

United States

1.53 million cars

in 2025

Germany rank

3rd

United States rank

2nd

Number of new electric cars sold over time

United States currently reports 1.53 million cars against 860,000 cars in Germany, a difference of 670,000 cars.

That makes United States's figure about 1.8 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was United States ahead.

Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 58 countries.

Indicator: Number of new electric cars sold
Unit: cars
Source: International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 752 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electric cars include fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrids.