Europe’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) market continued to gain ground in July, with fully electric cars accounting for more than a quarter of new vehicle registrations as strong growth in France and Germany helped offset weaker demand elsewhere.
BEV registrations across 16 key European markets rose 13.6% year-on-year to 224,266 vehicles in July, giving electric cars a 25.7% market share, according to data from E-Mobility Europe, New Automotive and Fier Automotive. Nearly 1.5 million BEVs have now been registered across Europe this year, up 30% from the same period in 2025.
France recorded a 35% BEV share with 44,378 registrations while Germany reached 29.3% with 78,609 registrations. The Nordic and Benelux markets remained the most electrified, led by Denmark at 80.1%, followed by Finland at 52.6% and the Netherlands at 47.3%.
However, the transition remained uneven. Italy’s BEV share fell to 5.9% in July from 10.1% in June after previous incentives expired, while Poland and the Czech Republic recorded shares of 4% and 7.5% respectively.
Chris Heron, secretary general of E-Mobility Europe, said electric cars remained one of Europe’s biggest success stories in 2026, while calling for stable and predictable government policies to sustain the growth.
Reuters
