Plug-in electric vehicles in Germany plug-in electric cars have been registered in Germany since 2010. The country is the largest passenger car market in Europe, however, , ranked as the eighth largest plug-in market in the world and the fifth largest in Europe. About 80% of the new plug-in cars registered in the country through 30 September 2016 were registered since January 2014, with 13,049 units registered in 2014, 23,464 registered in 2015, and 17,074 during the first nine months of 2016. The official German definition of electric vehicles changed at the beginning of 2013, before that, official statistics only registered all-electric vehicles because plug-in
Plug-in electric vehicles in Europe Plug-in electric vehicles in Europe The adoption of plug-in electric vehicles in Europe is actively supported by the European Union and several European government have set public subsidies and other non-financial incentives to promote their widespread adoption. More than one million plug-in electric passenger cars and vans have been registered in Europe by June 2018, the second largest stock after China, with Norway as the leading market with almost 275,000 units. , France ranks second with almost 158,000, followed the UK with over 137,000 units. , France ranked as the largest European market for light-duty electric commercial vehicles or utility