France vs United Kingdom: Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold
France
110,000 cars
in 2025
United Kingdom
230,000 cars
in 2025
France rank
6th
United Kingdom rank
4th
Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 230,000 cars against 110,000 cars in France, a difference of 120,000 cars.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 2.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was France ahead.
France ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 54 countries.
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About this data
New fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid sales each year.