Electric and hybrid car sales are up, diesel and petrol down in 2025
Change in number of new car registrations, Jan-Nov 2025 compared with a year earlier
Fully electric
UK
26%
EU
27.6
Efta*
28.8
Plug-in hybrid
UK
34.8%
EU
33.1
Efta
22.5
Hybrid
UK
8.5%
EU
14.5
Efta
-0.5
Petrol
UK
-20.4%
EU
-18.6
Efta
-21
Diesel
UK
-13%
EU
-24.4
Efta
-30
Fully electric
UK
26%
EU
27.6
Efta*
28.8
Plug-in hybrid
UK
34.8%
EU
33.1
Efta
22.5
Hybrid
UK
8.5%
EU
14.5
Efta
-0.5
Petrol
UK
-20.4%
EU
-18.6
Efta
-21
Diesel
UK
-13%
EU
-24.4
Efta
-30
Fully electric
UK
26%
EU
27.6
Efta*
28.8
Plug-in hybrid
UK
34.8%
EU
33.1
Efta
22.5
Hybrid
UK
8.5%
EU
14.5
Efta
-0.5
Petrol
UK
-20.4%
EU
-18.6
Efta
-21
Diesel
UK
-13%
EU
-24.4
Efta
-30
Fully electric
UK
26%
EU
27.6
Efta*
28.8
Plug-in hybrid
UK
34.8%
EU
33.1
Efta
22.5
Hybrid
UK
8.5%
EU
14.5
Efta
-0.5
Petrol
UK
-20.4%
EU
-18.6
Efta
-21
Diesel
UK
-13%
EU
-24.4
Efta
-30
Fully electric
UK
26%
EU
27.6
Efta*
28.8
Plug-in hybrid
UK
34.8%
EU
33.1
Efta
22.5
Hybrid
UK
8.5%
EU
14.5
Efta
-0.5
Petrol
UK
-20.4%
EU
-18.6
Efta
-21
Diesel
UK
-13%
EU
-24.4
Efta
-30
Fully electric
UK
26%
EU
27.6
Efta*
28.8
Plug-in hybrid
UK
34.8%
EU
33.1
Efta
22.5
Hybrid
UK
8.5%
EU
14.5
Efta
-0.5
Petrol
UK
-20.4%
EU
-18.6
Efta
-21
Diesel
UK
-13%
EU
-24.4
Efta
-30
Fully electric
UK
26%
EU
27.6
Efta*
28.8
Plug-in hybrid
UK
34.8%
EU
33.1
Efta
22.5
Hybrid
UK
8.5%
EU
14.5
Efta
-0.5
Petrol
UK
-20.4%
EU
-18.6
Efta
-21
Diesel
UK
-13%
EU
-24.4
Efta
-30
Fully electric
UK
26%
EU
27.6
Efta*
28.8
Plug-in hybrid
UK
34.8%
EU
33.1
Efta
22.5
Hybrid
UK
8.5%
EU
14.5
Efta
-0.5
Petrol
UK
-20.4%
EU
-18.6
Efta
-21
Diesel
UK
-13%
EU
-24.4
Efta
-30