hydrogen cars marginal

Over 40 per cent of all new cars sold in the Netherlands in 2025 electric

Ruim 40 procent van alle nieuwe auto’s die het afgelopen jaar in Nederland werden verkocht, waren elektrisch aangedreven.
In de eerste helft van 2025 werden ruim 63.877 EV's geregistreerd, met een sterke stijging in het vierde kwartaal. Foto: ProMedia, 2026

Over 40 per cent of all new cars sold in the Netherlands last year were electric. Despite a slow start and stagnant growth in the summer, a final sprint ensured a record year.

This is according to figures from industry association Bovag. A total of 156,139 new fully electric cars (Full EVs) were registered in the Netherlands in 2025, increasing the market share to 40.2 per cent. Despite a slow start and stagnant growth in the summer, a final sprint ensured a record year, with the electric car even achieving the highest market share (48.3 per cent) in November 2025. In 2024, the market share of the total number of newly sold electric passenger cars in the Netherlands reached 34.6 per cent.

Over 63,877 EVs were registered in the first half of 2025, with a sharp increase in the fourth quarter. The business market accounted for the vast majority (over 81 per cent) of new EV registrations in the first half of the year. Besides new EVs, the market for used electric cars also grew, with over 45,700 used cars sold in the first half.

The number of hydrogen-powered passenger cars in the Netherlands remains marginal. According to Netherlands Electric, our country had a total of 652 hydrogen-powered cars in October 2025. Hydrogen cars face competition from the rapid growth in supply and infrastructure for battery-electric cars, of which more than half a million will be driving around by 2025.

Norway

Norway is the country in Europe where most new electric passenger cars were sold in 2025. Almost all new cars sold in the Scandinavian country last year were electric-powered. According to the Norwegian Road Authority, 96 per cent of new passenger cars sold were fully electric. That was 89 per cent a year earlier. The small number of petrol- or diesel-powered cars sold included vehicles for police and other emergency services. Sales of electric cars are encouraged in Norway with tax breaks. Starting this year, certain benefits have been abolished, so car buyers in Norway still wanted to take advantage of the applicable rules last year.

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Paul Blonk

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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