20242020s

EV share of EU new car sales reaches 14%. Chinese OEMs cross 5% market.

1,773
Variants this year
213 hp
Average power
5.3 L
Avg consumption
8.2s
Avg 0–100 km/h
Suv
Top body · 47%
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01 — Body mix

What shape dominated.

Distribution of 1,773 2024 variants by body type.

suv47%
hatchback25%
wagon10%
Suv
46.5%
Hatchback
25.4%
Wagon
9.6%
Sedan
6.1%
Cabriolet
3.2%
Mpv
3.1%
Coupe
2.9%
Van
2.7%
Pickup
0.4%
02 — Fuel mix

What moved them.

Petrol still dominates in absolute volume in 2024, but the share is sliding to electric and hybrid year over year.

petrol48%
electric28%
hybrid13%
Petrol
47.9%
Electric
27.9%
Hybrid
13.4%
Phev
5.7%
Diesel
5.1%
03 — Top picks

The standouts of 2024.

Quickest, most powerful, most efficient — from variants documented with a 2024 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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