20222020s

Battery-electric cars stop being weird.

1,645
Variants this year
199 hp
Average power
5.5 L
Avg consumption
8.5s
Avg 0–100 km/h
Suv
Top body · 38%
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01 — Body mix

What shape dominated.

Distribution of 1,645 2022 variants by body type.

suv38%
hatchback18%
van13%
wagon11%
sedan10%
Suv
38.1%
Hatchback
17.7%
Van
13.2%
Wagon
10.9%
Sedan
10.4%
Mpv
4.3%
Coupe
3.0%
Cabriolet
2.3%
Pickup
0.1%
02 — Fuel mix

What moved them.

Petrol still dominates in absolute volume in 2022, but the share is sliding to electric and hybrid year over year.

petrol45%
diesel21%
electric18%
hybrid12%
Petrol
45.1%
Diesel
21.0%
Electric
17.8%
Hybrid
12.0%
Phev
4.1%
03 — Top picks

The standouts of 2022.

Quickest, most powerful, most efficient — from variants documented with a 2022 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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