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"Emerging markets across the globe are driving an important shift in the car
market, with a quarter of new cars sold so far in 2025 being either a battery
electric vehicle (BEV) or a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV).
According to a new report published this week by global energy think tank
Ember, which analysed available monthly data for 60 countries – which
cumulatively accounted for over 97% of global EV sales in 2024 – new markets
are making a rapid switch to plug-in vehicles, putting to bed the theory that
EV adoption would stall outside of Europe and China.
So far this year, according to Ember’s analysis of national monthly data, BEVs
and PHEVs combined accounted for over a quarter of global new car sales, up
from less than 3 per cent in 2019.
Ember’s analysis focused specifically on the passenger car market, and where
possible compared data across countries for the first ten months of the year,
though some countries, such as Australia, Canada, and South Africa, data was
only available for the first nine months of 2025.
The findings from Ember’s analysis reveal an important story of emerging
markets rapidly overtaking EV shares in advanced economies and legacy
automotive markets."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
