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Sure, but there is also China where over half of new vehicle sales are EVs. Denmark is at 70%, Sweden, Iceland, Finland and the Netherlands are all above 50%, a

Sure, but there is also China where over half of new vehicle sales are EVs. Denmark is at 70%, Sweden, Iceland, Finland and the Netherlands are all above 50%, a bunch of other countries in the EU are at one third EVs. In India, 5% of sales are EVs but that is double of the year before and all the big car manufacturers in India are now offering EVs. Even Australia is at 14% after stalling on EVs for years. So change is unfolding quite quickly compared to previous years. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ev-share-new-car-sales-by-country-2019-vs-2025/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ev-share-new-car-sales-by-c...

moogly 6mo ago
Those numbers include PHEV cars. As a BEV owner, I consider PHEV to be more ICE than BEV. BEV numbers are not as impressive, but we're getting there, slowly but surely. A bit slower than I would've hoped.
- whateverboat 6mo ago
  In many countries, it will be PHEV for a long time because the electricity capacity and grid is just not there. India for example.
- bluGill 6mo ago
  My Phev is about 80% ev. It uses a tank of gas a month, replacing a nearly identical vehicle (similar body and same engine - though other things have changed) that needed one or two tanks a week.
  - dalyons 6mo ago
    sadly thats not the norm. Various recent studies from the EU based on real world vehicle data show that actual savings from the PHEV category are about ~20% less emissions than a pure gas version. Aka, they are just gas cars. Despite manufacturers claiming ~70-80% for emissions credits. The category is today kind of a scam, in aggregate. It doesnt have to be - bigger battery strictly-series EREVs would likely show better numbers than the weak-ev phevs sold today.
    - ZeroGravitas 6mo ago
      One key element is whether the incentive/penalty is attached to buying the vehicle or buying the fuel. PHEVs in a world that includes externalities in the cost of fuel will be used in EV mode more. Same vehicle different outcome. Currently it's a mishmash with some countries penalizing electricity use while subsidizing fuel sales in lots of different little ways. In general it's trending in the right direction though.
      - bluGill 6mo ago
        PHEVs when you already own them cost vastly less in electric mode. That people don't bother plugging them in is because they don't care about cost enough to bother to see if there is a difference.
        dalyons 6mo ago
        It’s also because most PHEVs sold are terrible EVs. Weak, short range, cut to gas all the time. Impractical to use as a pure ev. This style of phev is greenwashing and should be sold as a gas car for emissions rules. EREVs are a different story, and have a place in the transition for awhile.
        bluGill 6mo ago
        > Weak, short range, cut to gas all the time. This doesn't make them terrible! This makes them great. That means they can run 80% of the time as an EV, yet use the ICE just enough to not ever have stale gas in the tank. As a driver you barely notice, and someone outside will have no clue what mode it is operating in. (wind noise is louder than the ICE) When there are fast chargers on every corner like gas stations are PHEV will make less sense. However in the world I live in today an EV can do a road trip but it forces you to plan your stops around where there is a charger, while with gas can still assume it will be close when you need it. This will change over the coming years, for now I won't take my EV on a road trip, but my PHEV has done it several times.
  - vachina 6mo ago
    PHEV feels good on paper, but in ICE mode they’re terrible. On a recent long road trip they do about 14km/L with a fully charged EV range of 50km. Quite inefficient to lug a petrol engine and a semi large battery all the time.
- sehansen 6mo ago
  The Danish numbers normally exclude PHEVs. Not that it matters, since PHEVs are almost dead as a segment here. Over the past two years 310k BEVs were sold here, but only 6k PHEVs. The situation in Norway is very similar. And across Europe BEVs are also about twice as popular as PHEVs. In 2025 2.6 million BEVs were sold in Europe compared to 1.3 million PHEVs. It seems the biggest deciding factor is how good the public charging network is. Sources: https://bilmagasinet.dk/bil-nyheder/hvor-mange-elbiler-er-der-i-danmark https://bilmagasinet.dk/bil-nyheder/hvor-mange-elbiler-er-de... (Danish) https://bilmagasinet.dk/bil-nyheder/saa-meget-steg-salget-af-elbiler-i-europa-i-2025 https://bilmagasinet.dk/bil-nyheder/saa-meget-steg-salget-af... (Danish) https://www.tradingpedia.com/forex-brokers/global-demand-for-evs-market-shifts-and-growth-trends-by-country-in-2024-and-2025/ https://www.tradingpedia.com/forex-brokers/global-demand-for...

moogly 6mo ago

Those numbers include PHEV cars. As a BEV owner, I consider PHEV to be more ICE than BEV. BEV numbers are not as impressive, but we're getting there, slowly but surely. A bit slower than I would've hoped.

whateverboat 6mo ago
In many countries, it will be PHEV for a long time because the electricity capacity and grid is just not there. India for example.
bluGill 6mo ago
My Phev is about 80% ev. It uses a tank of gas a month, replacing a nearly identical vehicle (similar body and same engine - though other things have changed) that needed one or two tanks a week.
- dalyons 6mo ago
  sadly thats not the norm. Various recent studies from the EU based on real world vehicle data show that actual savings from the PHEV category are about ~20% less emissions than a pure gas version. Aka, they are just gas cars. Despite manufacturers claiming ~70-80% for emissions credits. The category is today kind of a scam, in aggregate. It doesnt have to be - bigger battery strictly-series EREVs would likely show better numbers than the weak-ev phevs sold today.
  - ZeroGravitas 6mo ago
    One key element is whether the incentive/penalty is attached to buying the vehicle or buying the fuel. PHEVs in a world that includes externalities in the cost of fuel will be used in EV mode more. Same vehicle different outcome. Currently it's a mishmash with some countries penalizing electricity use while subsidizing fuel sales in lots of different little ways. In general it's trending in the right direction though.
    - bluGill 6mo ago
      PHEVs when you already own them cost vastly less in electric mode. That people don't bother plugging them in is because they don't care about cost enough to bother to see if there is a difference.
      - dalyons 6mo ago
        It’s also because most PHEVs sold are terrible EVs. Weak, short range, cut to gas all the time. Impractical to use as a pure ev. This style of phev is greenwashing and should be sold as a gas car for emissions rules. EREVs are a different story, and have a place in the transition for awhile.
        bluGill 6mo ago
        > Weak, short range, cut to gas all the time. This doesn't make them terrible! This makes them great. That means they can run 80% of the time as an EV, yet use the ICE just enough to not ever have stale gas in the tank. As a driver you barely notice, and someone outside will have no clue what mode it is operating in. (wind noise is louder than the ICE) When there are fast chargers on every corner like gas stations are PHEV will make less sense. However in the world I live in today an EV can do a road trip but it forces you to plan your stops around where there is a charger, while with gas can still assume it will be close when you need it. This will change over the coming years, for now I won't take my EV on a road trip, but my PHEV has done it several times.
- vachina 6mo ago
  PHEV feels good on paper, but in ICE mode they’re terrible. On a recent long road trip they do about 14km/L with a fully charged EV range of 50km. Quite inefficient to lug a petrol engine and a semi large battery all the time.
sehansen 6mo ago
The Danish numbers normally exclude PHEVs. Not that it matters, since PHEVs are almost dead as a segment here. Over the past two years 310k BEVs were sold here, but only 6k PHEVs. The situation in Norway is very similar. And across Europe BEVs are also about twice as popular as PHEVs. In 2025 2.6 million BEVs were sold in Europe compared to 1.3 million PHEVs. It seems the biggest deciding factor is how good the public charging network is. Sources: https://bilmagasinet.dk/bil-nyheder/hvor-mange-elbiler-er-der-i-danmark https://bilmagasinet.dk/bil-nyheder/hvor-mange-elbiler-er-de... (Danish) https://bilmagasinet.dk/bil-nyheder/saa-meget-steg-salget-af-elbiler-i-europa-i-2025 https://bilmagasinet.dk/bil-nyheder/saa-meget-steg-salget-af... (Danish) https://www.tradingpedia.com/forex-brokers/global-demand-for-evs-market-shifts-and-growth-trends-by-country-in-2024-and-2025/ https://www.tradingpedia.com/forex-brokers/global-demand-for...