According to a report by InsideEVs, China-made electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for almost 15% of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) registered in Europe in 2021, making it the second most popular origin for pure electric cars registered last year in Europe 1. The report also states that from the 1.2 million electric passenger cars that were registered in Europe last year, more than 175,700 units were made in China 1. However, it is important to note that not all of these cars had a Chinese badge on them. In fact, they only counted for 15% of those units, as the majority of these made-in-China cars were produced by Western OEMs such as Tesla, Dacia, Polestar and BMW 1.
European officials have argued that the share of China-made EVs sold in Europe could reach 15% by 2025 2. The same report also notes that prices of EVs made in China are about 20% lower than those made in the EU 2.