According to Cleantechnica.com, in November 2025, the new car market in Europe recorded its 5th consecutive month of growth. The main driving force comes from the breakthrough of electric cars, especially in major economies such as Germany, Italy, Spain. The latest figures show that the transition from internal combustion engine cars to green vehicles is no longer a future trend, but has become a reality.
UK: Electric vehicles approach 40% market share mark
In the UK, November 2025 marked an important milestone when electric vehicles accounted for 38.4% of the new car market share, a significant increase compared to 35.3% in the same period of 2024. In the context of volatile fossil fuel prices, lower electric vehicle operating costs, and an increasingly expanded charging station network, British consumers are having more reasons to "say no" to traditional gasoline and oil vehicles.
Notably, major manufacturers in the UK are also promoting the electrification strategy, launching many electric car models in the popular segment, instead of just focusing on high-end cars like in the previous period.
Strong shift thanks to policies
In Germany - Europe's largest auto market - the trend of electric cars is even more clearly shown. In November 2025, plug-in electric cars accounted for 35.2% of the new car market share, a sharp increase compared to 22.8% in the same period last year.
This growth takes place in the context that Germany once cut some electric vehicle purchase incentives in 2024, showing that demand for electric vehicles is no longer completely dependent on short-term subsidies. However, to maintain the upward momentum and ensure fairness in access to green vehicles, the German government is discussing a plan to restart purity electric vehicle (BEV) purchase incentives from 2026, focusing on low-income people.
Electric cars almost dominate
If the UK and Germany show strong growth momentum, Sweden is very close to the "electric car society". In November 2025, plug-in electric cars (BEV and PHEV) accounted for 65.4% of the new car market share, up from 61.7% in the same period last year. Notably, internal combustion engine cars only accounted for about 21.8% of the market share, becoming a minority choice.
Not stopping at the current results, the Swedish Government is preparing to implement a new electric vehicle incentive program from the beginning of 2026, with an approach that is considered more progressive. Instead of just supporting new car buyers, the new policy expands to used electric vehicles, while focusing on low-income people in rural areas - where public transport infrastructure is still limited.
No longer a "trend", but a new market structure
Overall, data in the UK, Germany, and Sweden show that electric vehicles are gradually forming a new market structure in Europe. The rate of electric vehicles increasing is not only in wealthy Nordic countries, but also spreading to large, populous markets with a tradition of being associated with internal combustion engine vehicles.
More importantly, the electric vehicle support policy is also shifting from "short-term stimulus" to long-term design, targeting many audiences: from low-income people, rural people, to even the used car market. This helps electric vehicles no longer be the only choice of high-income groups in urban areas.
Reality in Europe shows that, for electric vehicles to become an inevitable trend, a synchronous combination of market demand, charging infrastructure and public policy is needed. Electric vehicles are therefore no longer a "must or should not" story, but a "how to transition faster and more fairly". And what is happening in Europe in 2025 shows that the answer is becoming increasingly clear.
In Vietnam, although the electric car market is still in its early stages compared to Europe, the trend of shifting to electric vehicles has begun to form clearly. This change comes from both the State's support policies, the participation of domestic brands and changes in consumer behavior.
In terms of policy, Vietnam is applying many significant incentives for electric vehicles, notably 100% registration fee exemption for battery-powered electric cars until the end of February 2027, along with a special consumption tax much lower than internally combusted engine cars. This is considered an important "boost", helping to reduce initial costs - the biggest barrier for electric vehicle buyers, similar to how many European countries have applied in the early transition period.
It is worth mentioning the contributions of manufacturing enterprises, especially VinFast - the number 1 brand in the current market. The appearance of VinFast has created a big change when Vietnamese users have many choices in all segments, from mini-car models such as VF 3 with affordable prices, to full-size SUVs such as VF 9... In particular, after a few years of use, Vietnamese customers have proven the durability, safety, quality of Vietnamese electric vehicles as well as the increasingly widespread charging station ecosystem, thereby being assured of green transformation.
Regarding consumer behavior, Vietnamese people are starting to pay more attention to the low operating cost, smoothness and long-term economic benefits of electric vehicles, instead of just looking at the initial purchase price. From this perspective, electric vehicles have shown too clear advantages.
Therefore, according to experts, if policies continue to be stable and infrastructure is invested in methodically, electric cars can completely become a popular choice in the coming years.
