In 2025, the EU imported €45.1 billion of hybrid and electric cars, a 4% increase compared with 2024 (€43.4 billion). Exports rose to €64.7 billion, up 10% compared with 2024 (€58.7 billion).
Overall, there has been a significant increase in this trade since 2017, when the share of electric and hybrid cars accounted for only 10% of total car imports and 3% of total car exports, respectively.
The share of full electric cars in 2025 was 20% for EU car imports and 18% for exports (0.8% and 1.1% in 2017). Plug-in hybrid cars represented 17% of car imports and 9% of car exports (1.2% and 1.8% in 2017), and the share of non-plug-in hybrid cars was 23% for imports and 14% for exports (8% and 0.3% in 2017). (....)