Plug-in electric vehicles in Europe
Markets and sales

Plug-in electric vehicles in Europe

Section Title: Markets and sales
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Annual sales of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles in Europe (EU + EFTA) by type of powertrain (2010–2018)

Year	Total BEV(1)	Growth (BEVs)	Total PHEV(2)	Growth (PHEVs)	Total PEV(3)	Growth (PEVs)	PEV market share(4)

2010	2,919	–	0	2,919	0.01%

2011	13,779	372.0%	304	–	14,083	382.5%	0.08%

2012	24,713	79.4%	9,620	3,064%	34,333	143.8%	0.23%

2013	40,496	63.9%	31,447	226.9%	71,943	109.5%	0.53%

2014	65,199	61.0%	39,547	25,8%	104,746	45.6%	0.75%

2015	97,687	49.8%	96,436	143.9%	194,120	85.3%	1.41%

2016	102,625	5.1%	112,999	17.2%	215,624	11.1%	1.35%(5)

2017	149,086	45.3%	153,297	35.7%	302,383	40.2%	1.74%(5)

2018	223,284	49.8%	182,768	19.2%	406,052	34.3%	2.5%

Total	719,788	–	626,418	–	1,346,206	–	–

Notes: (1) Battery electric vehicles (BEV) includes all-electric passenger cars and utility vans. (2) ACEA figures only include plug-in passenger cars registered in the European Union and EFTA countries.

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Plug-in electric vehicles sold 215,624 units in 2016 and 302,383 in 2017.

final_sentence: Plug-in electric vehicles sold 215,624 units in 2016 and 302,383 in 2017.