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

Germany

310,000 cars

in 2025

United States

330,000 cars

in 2025

Germany rank

3rd

United States rank

2nd

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

United States currently reports 330,000 cars against 310,000 cars in Germany, a difference of 20,000 cars.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 54 countries.

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

New fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid sales each year.