South Africa is experiencing its own electric vehicle surge.
Europe has strengthened its position as the world's fastest-growing major electric vehicle market, with new figures from the International Energy Agency (IEA) showing EV sales increased by more than 30% across the continent in 2025.
The IEA's latest Global EV Outlook report found that electric vehicles accounted for 28% of all new vehicle sales in Europe last year, meaning almost one in every three new vehicles sold was fully electric.
The agency expects this momentum to continue throughout 2026, forecasting a further 20% increase in EV sales across the European Union.
Early signs suggest the market remains on track, with electric vehicle sales during the first quarter of 2026 already up by 30% compared with the same period a year earlier.
