Editing Motor vehicle (section)

===Europe===
[[File:Norway PEV market share since 2011.png|thumb|300px|Historical evolution of the Norwegian [[plug-in electric car]] segment [[market share]] of new car sales and monthly records between 2011 and April 2025. Sources: Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) and Norsk Elbilforening (Norwegian EV Association)]]

The 27 European Union (EU-27) member countries had a fleet of over 256 million in 2008, and passenger cars accounted for 87% of the union's fleet. The five largest markets, Germany (17.7%), Italy (15.4%), France (13.3%), the UK (12.5%), and Spain (9.5%), accounted for 68% of the region's total registered fleet in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acea.be/news/news_detail/vehicles_in_use/|title=Vehicles in Use|publisher=[[European Automobile Manufacturers Association]]|access-date=2011-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acea.be/images/uploads/files/20100520_2010_KEY_FIGURES_4_Vehicles_in_Use.pdf|title=Car fleet by country 2008|publisher=[[European Automobile Manufacturers Association]]|date=2011-08-15|access-date=2011-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927061008/http://www.acea.be/images/uploads/files/20100520_2010_KEY_FIGURES_4_Vehicles_in_Use.pdf|archive-date=2011-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> The EU-27 member countries had in 2009 an estimated ownership rate of 473 passenger cars per 1000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&plugin=1&language=en&pcode=tsdpc340|title=Motorisation rate|publisher=Eurostat|access-date=2011-08-22}} Eurostat defines this indicator "''as the number of passenger cars per 1 000 inhabitants. A passenger car is a road motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine persons (including the driver); the term "passenger car" therefore covers microcars (need no permit to be driven), taxis and hired passenger cars, provided that they have fewer than 10 seats; this category may also include pick-ups.''"</ref>

According to Ward's, Italy had the second highest (after the U.S.) vehicle ownership per capita in 2010, with 690 vehicles per 1000 people.<ref name=Wards11/> Germany had a rate of motorization of 534 vehicles per 1000 people and the UK of 525 vehicles per 1000 people, both in 2008. France had a rate of 575 vehicles per 1000 people and Spain 608 vehicles per 1000 people in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-DK-10-001/EN/KS-DK-10-001-EN.PDF|title=Energy, transport and environment indicators - eurostat Pocketbooks|publisher=[[Eurostat]]|date=2010|access-date=2011-08-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916004747/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-DK-10-001/EN/KS-DK-10-001-EN.PDF|archive-date=2011-09-16}} See table 2.1.1 (pp. 92) and table 2.1.4 (pp.98) The rates were obtained adding the light vehicle motorization rates with the heavy vehicle rates.</ref> Portugal, between 1991 and 2002 grew up 220% on its motorization rate, having had in 2002, 560 cars per 1000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&plugin=1&language=en&pcode=tsdpc340|title=Motorization rate|publisher=[[Eurostat]]|access-date=2013-08-07}}</ref>

Italy also leads in [[alternative fuel vehicle]]s, with a fleet of 779,090 natural gas vehicles {{as of|2012|06|lc=y}}, the largest NGV fleet in Europe.<ref name=IANGV/> Sweden, with 225,000 flexible-fuel vehicles, has the largest flexifuel fleet in Europe by mid-2011.<ref name=BAFF>{{cite web | url= http://www.baff.info/english/ | title= Bought ethanol cars | author= BAFF | publisher= BioAlcohol Fuel Foundation | access-date= 2011-08-02 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110721190138/http://www.baff.info/english/ | archive-date= 2011-07-21 }} ''See Graph "Bought flexifuel vehicles"''</ref>

More than one million [[plug-in electric vehicle|plug-in electric passenger cars and vans]] have been registered in Europe by June 2018,<ref name=1millionEU>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/26/electric-cars-exceed-1m-in-europe-as-sales-soar-by-more-than-40-per-cent |title=Electric cars exceed 1m in Europe as sales soar by more than 40% | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=2018-08-26 | access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref> the world's second largest regional plug-in stock after China.<ref name=Global2mi>{{ cite news | url=http://www.hybridcars.com/the-world-just-bought-its-two-millionth-plug-in-car/ |title=The World Just Bought Its Two-Millionth Plug-in Car | first= Jeff | last=Cobb | work= HybridCars.com | date=2017-01-16 |access-date=2017-01-17}}</ref><ref name=TopTen2016>{{cite news | url=http://www.hybridcars.com/top-10-plug-in-vehicle-adopting-countries-of-2016/ | title=Top 10 Plug-in Vehicle Adopting Countries of 2016 | first=Jeff | last=Cobb | work=HybridCars.com | date=2017-01-17 | access-date=2017-01-18 | archive-date=2021-04-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429203246/https://www.hybridcars.com/top-10-plug-in-vehicle-adopting-countries-of-2016/ | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Europe2017>{{cite web|url=http://ev-sales.blogspot.ca/2018/01/europe-december-2017.html | title=Europe December 2017 | last=Jose | first=Pontes | publisher=EVSales.com| date=2018-01-28 | access-date=2018-02-25}} "European sales totaled 306,143 plug-in cars in 2017."</ref>

Norway is the leading plug-in market in Europe with almost 500,000 units registered {{asof|2020|12|lc=y}}.<ref name=NorskStock2018>{{cite web| url=http://elbil.no/english/norwegian-ev-market/ | title=Norwegian EV market |author=Norsk Elbilforening (Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association) |publisher=Norsk Elbilforening | date=January 2019 | access-date=2019-01-10}} ''Place the pointing device over the graph to show the cumulative number of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in Norway at the end of each year. {{As of|2018|12|31}}, the registered light-duty plug-in electric stock totaled 296,214 units, consisting of 200,192 battery electric vehicles and 96,022 plug-in hybrids.''</ref> In October 2018, Norway became the world's first country where 10% of all passenger cars on the road are plug-in electrics.<ref name=Norway10pct>{{cite web|url=https://insideevs.com/10-norways-passenger-vehicles-plug-ins/ |title=10% Of Norway's Passenger Vehicles Are Plug Ins | first=Mark | last=Kane | publisher=InsideEVs.com| date=2018-10-07| access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://interestingengineering.com/45-of-new-cars-sold-in-norway-in-september-were-all-electric-vehicles | title=45% of New Cars Sold in Norway in September were All-Electric Vehicles | first=Jessica | last= Miley |publisher=Interesting Engineering | date=2018-10-02 | access-date=2018-11-10|quote=''Despite the huge increase in new electric cars on the road, EVs still only account for roughly 10% of all of Norway's vehicles.''}}</ref> Also, the Norwegian plug-in car segment [[market share]] has been the highest in the world for several years, achieving 39.2% in 2017, 49.1% in 2018, and 74.7% in 2020.<ref name=OFV2017>{{cite web |url=http://www.ofvas.no/bilsalget-i-2017/category751.html |title=Bilsalget i 2017 |language=no |trans-title=Car sales in 2017 |author=Opplysningsrådet for Veitrafikken AS (OFV) |publisher=OFV |access-date=2018-01-11 |archive-date=2018-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110215147/http://www.ofvas.no/bilsalget-i-2017/category751.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=OFV2018>{{cite web |url=http://www.ofvas.no/bilsalget-i-2018/bilsalget-i-2018-article866-788.html |title=Bilsalget i 2018 |language=no |trans-title=Car sales in 2018 |author=Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) |publisher=OFV |date=2019-01-02 |access-date=2019-01-03 |archive-date=2019-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207044529/http://www.ofvas.no/bilsalget-i-2018/bilsalget-i-2018-article866-788.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=OFV2020>{{Cite web|url=https://ofv.no/bilsalget/bilsalget-i-desember-2020|title=Bilsalget i desember og hele 2020|website=Opplysningsrådet for veitrafikken}}</ref>