20202020s

EU CO₂ fleet limit hits 95 g/km — fastest year of EV launches yet.

2,613
Variants this year
186 hp
Average power
5.6 L
Avg consumption
8.8s
Avg 0–100 km/h
Suv
Top body · 38%
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01 — Body mix

What shape dominated.

Distribution of 2,613 2020 variants by body type.

suv38%
hatchback24%
wagon13%
sedan9%
Suv
38.1%
Hatchback
23.7%
Wagon
12.9%
Sedan
9.3%
Van
7.4%
Coupe
2.8%
Cabriolet
2.8%
Mpv
2.1%
Pickup
0.8%
02 — Fuel mix

What moved them.

Petrol still dominates in absolute volume in 2020, but the share is sliding to electric and hybrid year over year.

petrol58%
diesel28%
Petrol
57.5%
Diesel
27.7%
Electric
7.5%
Hybrid
5.0%
Phev
2.3%
03 — Top picks

The standouts of 2020.

Quickest, most powerful, most efficient — from variants documented with a 2020 model year.

In context · 2020s

Battery-electric cars stop being weird.

EV market share rose from 4% (2020) to 18% (2025) of new sales in Europe. Software-defined platforms (VW MEB, Stellantis STLA Medium, Hyundai E-GMP) replaced bespoke ICE architectures. Chinese OEMs entered Europe at scale: BYD, MG, Zeekr, Xpeng. The first €25k mass-market EVs arrived in 2024.

Tesla Model YBYD SealVolvo EX30Renault 5 E-Tech
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