Europe EV Sales BEVs Jump 50% & Reach 26% Market Share(cleantechnica.com)

58 pointsby 01-_-2 hours ago5 comments

agumonkey12 minutes ago
The industry has managed a transition. Some European brands have partnered with chinese suppliers while integrating some research in-house. Some cars have a lot of features, cute look, and good price.
bashtoni36 minutes ago
Nearly 50% of vehicles sold in Australia in the last quarter were EVs or plug-in hybrids: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/electric-vehicle-ev-s...
DennisL12340 minutes ago
I wish the article was written in a better way. It throws put many percentages in different contexts. 50-26-37-41- …
Not saying any particular number is wrong, just wishing it was a clearer way of writing.
a_paddyan hour ago
Why would anyone buy a Tesla in 2026?
- thebruce87m22 minutes ago
  Best charging experience and best software experience.
  Note: I do not want this to be true. Other companies please copy what Tesla has done with both of these. You’ve had years to do this and failed.
  - nielsbot15 minutes ago
    (In the US) I switched from Tesla to Rivian. Their approach seems to be “Tesla, but nicer”. They have a similar non-legacy automaker feel.
    That said while I appreciate their design focus their software still feels not quite as polished as Tesla’s.
    lotsofpulp12 minutes ago
    “Tesla, but nicer, and $20k more”
    Also, while FSD has limitations, I have found it provides enormous utility for older people, and Rivian doesn’t yet have a competing product for FSD.
    Grombobulous6 minutes ago
    The Rivian R2 is not $20k more. It’s $5k more than the deeply stripped down Model Y base model.
    The R2 base model is not as premium as the higher models but the Model Y base model is really deeply stripped down including some really barebones stuff like removing liner material from the frunk and removing decorative exterior LED lights.
  - ezfe15 minutes ago
    > Best charging experience
    This isn't accurate - they charge slower and Plug & Charge is common in many vehicles now, including with the Tesla network - whereas Teslas cannot Plug & Charge on other networks.
  - Grombobulous7 minutes ago
    Not really true in Europe where charging is properly standardized.
    “Best software” is subjective as well. Many car owners really don’t care for their software and just want to bypass the infotainment system for CarPlay and Android Auto.
  - the_gastropod12 minutes ago
    I'm an admitted Elon hater, so maybe that clouds my judgement. But I rented a Tesla 3 a few years back to try an EV before deciding to buy one. I ultimately went with a Chevy Bolt, and find the Apple Carplay to be far better than Tesla's proprietary system. The only thing I recall that Tesla did better was pre-conditioning the battery before planned charging--something Apple Carplay (at least its current version) lacks the API to handle.
    As far as charging, I think that was the case even as recently as ~2 years ago. But today, the charging game is pretty decent for CCS cars. You can even charge at Tesla stations using an adapter.
- wasfgwp44 minutes ago
  Price? They are quite cheap these days relative to comparable cars from other manufacturers.
  - bdangubic38 minutes ago
    only if you exclude cars made in Asia
    dawidpotocki25 minutes ago
    Tesla does have production in Shanghai.
- afavour26 minutes ago
  Self driving maybe? I’m happy to be corrected but I think most brands don’t offer the full self driving package Tesla offers.
- CrimsonRain10 minutes ago
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- psychoslavean hour ago
  Europe is not exempt of fascist happy to throw money in a Svatiscar.
JumpCrisscross2 hours ago
What are their sources? How are they defining Europe?
- tecleandor35 minutes ago
  They don't seem to link their sources (that's bad) but the general numbers seem to match The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) report for H1 2026 [0]. They include EU + EFTA + UK.
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  0: https://www.acea.auto/pc-registrations/new-car-registrations-5-7-in-h1-2026-battery-electric-20-7-market-share/
- Sayrusan hour ago
  I'm not entirely sure why you're getting downvoted. I wasn't able to find a source for the data but it is probably new vehicle registrations. Europe here seems to include Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Switzerland.
  - criemen16 minutes ago
    Sweden, Finland and Iceland would be part of any definition of Europe? They're all EU countries, and (irrelevant to that) are now all NATO members too.
    ithkuil8 minutes ago
    Switzerland is not but its meager population can hardly significantly skew the sales stats
  - hhhan hour ago
    Why wouldn't it?
    Foobar856839 minutes ago
    Typically European Union vs Europe.
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    bdangubic41 minutes ago
    they’ll get included again if they order a few humanoid robots that will be shipping by 2078
- cptskippyan hour ago
  Vehicle registrations.