In some countries, electric vehicles and hybrids have increased sharply as a share of all new car sales
% of new car sales that were electric or hybrid in select countries
Note: New car sales only. EVs and hybrids include battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. For Vietnam, only reported shares above 0% are shown.
Source: International Energy Agency, “Global EV Outlook 2026.”
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In some countries, electric vehicles and hybrids have increased sharply as a share of all new car sales
% of new car sales that were electric or hybrid in select countries
| Region | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 25 |
| China | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 53 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Vietnam | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 40 |
| Norway | 22 | 29 | 39 | 49 | 56 | 75 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 97 |
| Iceland | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 52 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 43 | 62 |
Note: New car sales only. EVs and hybrids include battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. For Vietnam, only reported shares above 0% are shown.
Source: International Energy Agency, “Global EV Outlook 2026.”
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