Despite significant uncertainties, electric cars’ market share is on course to exceed 40% by 2030 as they become increasingly affordable in more markets, new IEA report shows.
The number of electric vehicles sold globally in April 2025 was 1.5 million, with 5.6 million sold year-to-date, according the data revealed by the leading EV research house Rho Motion.
UK registrations of vehicles with a plug rose: plug-in hybrids (PHEV) up 34.1% and battery electric vehicles (BEV) increasing 8.1% to 24,558 units, taking more than a fifth (20.4%) of the market.
Volvo Cars sold 11,697 all-electric vehicles, down 32% from a year earlier. The share of fully electric cars constituted 20 percent of all cars sold for the month.
Chinese premium electric vehicle makers, NIO and Li Auto provided their April electric vehicle delivery numbers.
BYD sold 380,089 new-energy vehicles (NEVs), marking a 0.7% increase from March and a whopping 21% surge compared to last year. Of those, passenger vehicles were 372,615.
Chinese premium EV makers XPENG and Zeekr announced its electric vehicle delivery results for April 2025.
Volvo Trucks has now delivered more than 5,000 battery-electric trucks to customers in 50 countries around the world. With eight electric truck models in production today, Volvo’s leadership in electric trucks is stronger than ever.
In the first quarter of 2025, new battery-electric car sales in the EU grew by 23.9%, to 412,997 units, capturing 15.2% of total EU market share.
The number of electric vehicles sold globally in March 2025 is 1.7 million, with 4.1 million sold in Q1 2025, according the data revealed by the leading EV research house Rho Motion.