Portugal: Record EV Sales in 2025

Electric mobility in Portugal continued growing in 2025 after a record 2024, surpassing its previous record and reaching a total of 56,156 registrations (+34.5%) for battery electric vehicles and 33,884 (+19.5%) for plug-in hybrids. Growth accelerated in 2025 from the levels in 2024 as total rechargeable vehicles reached a 34% market share.  

Annual Summary of Electric Vehicle Market in Portugal for 2025: 

1. Total EV Sales in 2024: 90,440 (34.1% market share).  

100% Electric Vehicles (BEVs): 56,156 units (21.2% market share). Of these, 52,296 units correspond to light passenger vehicles (+25% YoY), 3,571 correspond to light commercial vehicles (+53% YoY), and 329 correspond to heavy vehicles (+167% YoY). 

Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs): 28,346 units (12.9% market share). Of these, 34,166 correspond to light passenger vehicles (+20% YoY) and 78 correspond to light commercial vehicles (+1014%). 

AF Market share of total registrations (M1)

Newly registered alternative fuelled (BEV, PHEV, H2, LPG, CNG, LNG) passenger cars as a percentage of the total number of registrations.

2. Market share of EVs 

All segments (light passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles and heavy vehicles) as well as all rechargeable powertrains (BEV, PHEV) increased their market share in 2025:  

Regarding Light Passenger Vehicles, fully electric vehicles (BEV) reached 23.2%, up from 20.5% in 2024, whereas PHEVs stood at 15.1%, compared to 13.9% in 2024.  

In the Light Commercial Vehicle segment, BEVs reached 11% compared to 7.48% in 2024. PHEVs remain a very small part of the market, at 0.2% of registrations (compared with 0.02% in 2024).  

For Heavy Vehicles, BEVs represented 4.3% from all registrations, up from 1.7% in 2024. There are no PHEVs registered as heavy vehicles in Portugal.  

Best-Selling Electric Vehicle Brands: 

Through 2025, Mercedes Benz was the dominant brand regarding EV sales, with 8,597 sales accounting for 30% of all PHEVs. Following came BMW (5,818 sales, 20.5% market share) and Volkswagen (2,916 sales, 10.2% market share).  

BEV wise, Tesla led the market with 7,585 sales or 13.5% market share. Following came BYD (4,938 sales, 8.8% market share) and BMW (4,604 sales, 8.2% market share).  

It’s important to note that Mercedes Benz and BMW both led the overall EV market: Mercedes registered a total of 11,636 units (BEV + PHEV), accounting for 12.8% total EV share. BMW accounted for 10,422, 10.5% market share.  

Infrastructure and Renewable Integration: 

Portugal’s progress in electric mobility goes hand-in-hand with advancements in charging infrastructure and renewable energy: 

New charging stations were installed nationwide at a rapid pace, ensuring accessibility for the growing EV fleet. The objective of having 15 thousand charging points by 2025 was nearly met by October that year, when 13,250 of these were available in the country.  

Renewable energy generation accounted for 68% of all demand in 2025, with 37TWh generated. This sits just below the 71% it accounted for in 2024.  

Looking Ahead:

2025 continued the momentum from 2024, with registrations for rechargeable cars getting close to 50% of the total. Portugal also destined €17.625.000 for EV subsidies through 2026, including electric vehicles, e-bikes and e-motorcycles, and chargers.  

2026 should see further growth in EV adoption as more affordable and varied models arrive in Portugal, though the country still requires collaboration from its public and private sectors to guarantee charging alternatives for the people who lack access to a proprietary parking spot.  

Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not reflect those of the European Commission.