Germany vs United Kingdom: Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold

Germany
310,000 cars
in 2025
United Kingdom
230,000 cars
in 2025
Germany rank
3rd
United Kingdom rank
4th

Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 310,000 cars against 230,000 cars in United Kingdom, a difference of 80,000 cars.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 54 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid 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
54 places, 638 data points, 2010–2025
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