All net growth in global car sales in 2021 can be attributed to electric vehicles.
China in particular had a breakout year in 2021, almost tripling electric car sales from 1.2 to 3.4 million.
Europe remains the second largest market for electric cars, with new registrations increasing by almost 70% to 2.3 million, roughly half of which were plug-in hybrids.
In the US, sales were over half a million for the first time, but the overall market share of electric vehicles remains far below that of China and many European markets.
According to the IEA, China, Europe and the United States account for roughly 90% of global electric car sales, illustrating that e-mobility isn’t advancing at the same pace globally.
