Reference News Network, February 3 report: According to the German magazine "Time" website on January 28, electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular worldwide. Last year, about 13.7 million new pure electric vehicles were delivered, exceeding the 2024 sales by more than 3.1 million, with a growth of about 30%. These data come from an analysis report by PwC in major automotive markets in the UK.

The largest electric vehicle market is China, which leads far ahead. The Chinese market sold nearly 9 million new cars, with a growth rate of 33%, higher than the global average. The second place is Europe, with 2.6 million new registered electric vehicles, growing by 30%.

Within Europe, Germany, the UK and France are leading. Germany's electric vehicle sales reached 545,000, with a growth of 43%. The UK had 473,000, with a growth of 24%. France had 327,000, with a growth of 12%.

Harald Weimert of PwC said: "We see that Europe and the leading market Germany are experiencing strong growth. This growth is due to the continuous emergence of highly attractive high-performance models." He said that car and battery manufacturers have done their homework; in addition, the return to a unified and familiar brand design language and naming rules also played a positive role.

The US added 1.2 million electric vehicles throughout the year, with a slight decline in sales. Since the end of the US tax incentives at the end of September 2025, electric vehicle sales have dropped sharply. In the fourth quarter of 2025, electric vehicle sales in the US fell by 31% year-on-year.

Experts predict that the electric vehicle market will still achieve significant growth in the coming years, although the growth rate will not be so fast.

Jörn Neuhäusen of PwC said: "The electric vehicle boom will continue and change the global market." He said the next step will be overall solutions beyond electric vehicles themselves, such as bidirectional charging technology that can turn cars into mobile power storage units.

According to the British Daily Telegraph website on January 27, with Chinese brands like BYD making a big push into mainland Europe, electric vehicle sales in Europe have exceeded those of gasoline cars for the first time.

According to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), in December last year, a total of 217,900 electric vehicles were sold in the entire EU, while gasoline cars sold 216,500 units.

Data shows that compared to December of the previous year, electric vehicle sales increased by 51%, while gasoline car sales decreased by 19.2%.

ACEA data shows that Chinese brands continued to achieve considerable growth in the European market last year. BYD alone saw its sales more than double in December last year, reaching 18,000 units.

However, looking at the annual figures, electric vehicles are still behind gasoline cars. According to ACEA data, the share of electric vehicle sales in the European market in 2025 was 17.4%, while gasoline cars accounted for 26.6%.

(Translation by Wang Ziqiang, Wang Haifang)

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