According to the figures by ACEA, total new truck registrations in the European Union fell by 16% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, reaching 72,941 units. This decline was driven by decreases across both medium and heavy truck segments. Medium truck registrations dropped by 12.5%, while heavy truck registrations declined by 16.6% compared to Q1 2024.
Electrically chargeable truck registrations increased by 50.6%, securing 3.5% of the market share, up from 2% in Q1 2024. The Netherlands led this expansion with a 342.7% growth, accounting for 25% of the EU’s electrically chargeable truck sales. Other countries such as the United Kingdom (+122.7%) and Italy (+137.7%) also saw notable increases in electric truck uptake.
Diesel and electrically chargeable trucks
Diesel trucks remained the dominant fuel type, accounting for 93.4% of new EU registrations in Q1 2025, despite a 17.7% year-on-year drop in volumes. Electrically chargeable trucks made up 3.5% of the market. Hybrid-electric trucks accounted for 2.6% of the market, while trucks powered by other fuels such as natural gas or LPG held a share of less than 1%.
Electric medium truck registrations in the EU+EFTA+UK region increased by 86.5%, rising from 1,324 units in Q1 2024 to 2,469 in Q1 2025. In contrast, registrations of diesel medium trucks declined by 18.6%. For heavy trucks (over 16 tonnes), electric registrations increased from 965 to 1,121 units, a 16.2% rise. Diesel heavy trucks dropped by 17.4% over the same period.
