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Portugal electric vehicle registrations reach 30% of market
According to data from the Automobile Association of Portugal (ACAP), battery electric vehicles (BEV) accounted for 30.3% of passenger car registrations in Portugal between January and October. This represents a 50.5% increase compared to the same period last year. In October alone, electric motorizations saw a 61.4% rise, making up 44.9% of the new passenger car market.
Other alternative energy segments included electric hybrids at 25.4% and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) at 15.1%. While PHEV registrations grew by 9.9% over the first ten months compared to 2025, the segment saw a 19.2% decline in October specifically.
Tesla was the best-selling BEV brand with 9,673 units, a 62.5% increase, followed by BMW and Mercedes-Benz. In the hybrid segment, Peugeot led with 9,443 units, followed by Toyota and Citroën. Overall, of the 205,507 passenger vehicles registered during this period, 77.5% utilized battery power, while 19.1% were gasoline and 3.4% were diesel.
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Associação Automóvel de Portugal · BMW · Mercedes-Benz · Portugal · Tesla
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Peugeot led the hybrid segment with 9,443 registrations. www.dnoticias.pt · eco.sapo.pt
- [● 3 SOURCES] Tesla was the best-selling BEV brand with 9,673 registrations, a 62.5% increase. www.dnoticias.pt · eco.sapo.pt
- [● 3 SOURCES] Battery electric vehicles (BEV) represented 30.3% of passenger car registrations in Portugal between January and October. www.dnoticias.pt · eco.sapo.pt
- [● 3 SOURCES] PHEV registrations fell by 19.2% in the month of October. www.dnoticias.pt · eco.sapo.pt
- [● 3 SOURCES] Of the 205,507 passenger vehicles registered between January and October, 19.1% were gasoline. www.dnoticias.pt · eco.sapo.pt
- [● 3 SOURCES] In October, electric motorizations represented 44.9% of the new passenger car market. www.dnoticias.pt · eco.sapo.pt
- [● 3 SOURCES] BEV registrations grew by 50.5% compared to the first 10 months of the previous year. www.dnoticias.pt · eco.sapo.pt
- [● 3 SOURCES] Plug-in hybrid (PHEV) registrations grew by 9.9% compared to the same period in 2025. www.dnoticias.pt · eco.sapo.pt