Current: Electric cars account for 30.5% in Europe, Tesla Model Y and 3 others lead across all powertrains

Image: Tesla (Model 3 and Model Y in standard versions)

Electric vehicles are gaining increasing demand in Europe, especially those from Tesla. This is evident from figures recently released by the ACEA association. According to these data, 416,433 pure electric vehicles were newly registered in Europe’s key markets in September 2026, accounting for 30.5 percent of the total market; in the initial months, this figure was just under a quarter. Tesla saw even stronger growth in new registrations across Europe, with the Model Y and Model 3 leading not only among electric vehicles.

Tesla sales in Europe are growing again

Global, Tesla’s deliveries in the first nine months of 2026 rose by about 100,000 units or 8 percent compared to the same period in 2025, according to figures released at the start of October following the first Q3 results. Data from national authorities later showed that certain European markets performed particularly well recently. In Germany, for example, Tesla had one of its strongest months ever in September; new car registrations there tripled in the first nine months of 2026.

Across Europe, the increase was not as steep, but it was still significant. According to ACEA figures, Tesla sold 68,776 of its electric vehicles there in September, which represented a 72.5 percent increase from the previous year. In the first nine months of 2026, 260,575 Tesla vehicles hit European roads, marking a 50 percent increase. Within the EU alone, growth was even stronger at 78.6 percent in September and 68.9 percent by this month.

Model 3 and Model Y as the Top Two

Tesla has returned to Europe — and as another analysis shows, it is also at the top of European car rankings, and that too in double fashion. BestSellingCarsBlog reported on these Dataforce figures on Thursday.

According to this, the Tesla Model Y was the car with the most new registrations in Europe in September (40,971) across all powertrains, with the Model 3 in second place at 25,057. The long-time bestseller VW Golf came after these two electric vehicles. From January to September, the Model Y also surpassed all other cars regardless of powertrain, with 167,369 new registrations. The Dacia Sandero followed in second place, while the Golf ranked third in this period as well, with the Model 3 coming in 27th place.