BEV and PHEV sales by segment in Europe and China in 2024: a noticeable difference between China and Europe
- China purchased 7,037,467 BEVs and 5,103,379 PHEVs in 2024. Europe, for its part, purchased 1,993,102 BEVs and 952,058 PHEVs last year. BEVs thus represent 26% of the Chinese market in 2024 and PHEVs 19%. In Europe, BEVs did not exceed 16% of the market and PHEVs 7%. There is a clear difference between the segment distribution of BEVs and PHEVs in China and Europe.
-BEV :
• In China, 100% electric cars are mainly in the D segment . These represent almost half of BEV sales (47%). This is followed by 100% electric cars in the A and C segments, equally so (17% for each of the two segments). It should be noted that BEVs in the A segment are mainly small two- or three-door cars. Finally, BEVs in the B and E segments are few in number (12% and 4% respectively).
• In Europe, BEVs are mainly in the C and D segments (37% and 32% respectively). The B segment represents only 17% of the European BEV market, but this proportion is expected to increase substantially with the arrival of small electric cars under 30,000 euros (Renault 5 E-Tech, Citroën e-C3, Fiat Grande Panda EV, Hyundai Inster , Kia EV2, etc.). The E and A segments are poorly represented (8% and 4% respectively), but the supply in the A segment is expected to increase in 2026.
- PHEV :
• In China, plug-in hybrid cars are mainly D-segment , in an overwhelming proportion (85%), largely supplanting the E and C segments (7% and 4% respectively), with the A and B segments not being represented.
• In Europe, PHEVs are mainly C and D segments (43% and 30% respectively) in a proportion close to that of BEVs. Next come the E and F segments (23% and 2% respectively), with the A and B segments being almost unrepresented.