20212020s

EU "Fit for 55" framework: 100% EV new-car sales by 2035 proposed.

2,284
Variants this year
180 hp
Average power
5.6 L
Avg consumption
8.9s
Avg 0–100 km/h
Suv
Top body · 32%
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01 — Body mix

What shape dominated.

Distribution of 2,284 2021 variants by body type.

suv32%
hatchback25%
wagon13%
van11%
sedan10%
Suv
32.3%
Hatchback
24.9%
Wagon
13.0%
Van
11.3%
Sedan
9.9%
Mpv
3.4%
Cabriolet
2.9%
Coupe
2.2%
02 — Fuel mix

What moved them.

Petrol still dominates in absolute volume in 2021, but the share is sliding to electric and hybrid year over year.

petrol59%
diesel21%
electric11%
Petrol
59.2%
Diesel
21.4%
Electric
11.1%
Hybrid
6.3%
Phev
1.9%
03 — Top picks

The standouts of 2021.

Quickest, most powerful, most efficient — from variants documented with a 2021 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.

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