VW has overtaken Tesla as Europe's top EV seller
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Volkswagen EV registrations rose more than 150% year-over-year while Tesla saw the biggest decline among the top 30 brands.

Summary

  • Volkswagen beat Tesla in European EV sales across the first three months of 2025, data shows.
  • Registrations for VW EVs are up more than 150%, while Tesla lost huge ground.
  • However, the Model Y and Model 3 remain Europe’s top two most-registered EVs.
  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    In any case, thanks

    You are welcome I was a bit worried my reply was a bit long.

    For the record, my point is about the EU.

    Great then we are on the same level.

    Why is Romania plug-in hybrid heaven?

    I don’t know the situation in Romania, but I bet it’s because they have tax benefits similar to BEV, but a hybrid is cheaper to make, because the most expensive part in a BEV is the battery, and a plugin can use a (very) small battery, and Romania is not a rich country by EU standards. Also the plugin hybrid is very flexible, and can be used just like a normal ICE car, when there are no chargers around. But there may also be other reasons, like AFAIK Romania is among the countries that have the highest degree of house owners in EU, and charging a Hybrid at home is cheap and may for many be enough for daily use, and if the price of a hybrid and ICE is similar, there are some savings there for the hybrid.
    Overall I have to say there are more Hybrids sold in EU than I expected?

    Why is Portugal so much higher than Spain?

    IDK for sure, but most likely because they have better EV tax credits in Portugal than in Spain.

    I bet the Tesla dominance thing is also weirdly spread.

    Absolutely, the drop in Tesla sales in Europe varies widely, Germany is the most dramatic 62% for Q1, but Italy it was only down 6,8% and UK it was UP! 6%.
    Just like these percentage changes vary wildly, I bet the marketshare does too.
    https://electrek.co/2025/04/09/tesla-sales-are-down-in-every-single-european-country-except-the-uk-heres-why/

    So in EU there are huge regional differences, just like there is in USA, where California is by far the biggest market.
    And China is way more differentiated, and so it is globally.