xEVs accounted for 25% of the European market in 2021
- The ACEA (The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association) has released the sales results of passenger cars in Europe by type of engine. It is to be noted the ACEA classification for hybrids includes full hybrid (HEV) and mild hybrid (MHEV). Our analysis show that mild hybrids account for two-thirds of hybrid car sales. We can therefore deduce that mild hybrids (MHEV) actually represent 14% of European passenger car registrations over the first nine months of 2021, while full hybrid (HEV) represent only 7%, i.e. less than BEV (9%) or than PHEV (9%).
- Compared to the first six months of 2021, the declining sales trend of gasoline and diesel cars continues, with a loss of 1% for each of these two categories. In the first nine months of 2021, sales of purely thermal vehicles totalled 61% of the European market, of which 42% for gasoline and 19% for diesel.
- It should be noted that compared to the first nine months of 2020, the development is impressive, as at that time gasoline car sales represented 52% of the European market and diesel cars 27%. Gasoline sales lost 10% of market share and diesel cars 8%. On the other hand, BEVs only represented 5% and PHEVs only 4% of the European market. Their share has doubled in one year. HEV and MHEV represented 12% of the European market, a share of 9% less than today. xEVs accounted for just 13% of the European market last year, compared to almost the double today (25%).
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