The electric vehicle market in France: 20% in 2025... and beyond?

In 2025, one in five new cars sold in France will be electric. This is an encouraging figure, but still insufficient, as 80% will remain combustion engine or hybrid vehicles. Market analysis, popular models, and levers to accelerate adoption.

Written by

Marie Laloy

Updated on

06.01.2026

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⚡ 𝐕𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐞̂𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐨̂𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐮 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞 𝐚̀ 𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞́ 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮 𝐚̀ 𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞́ 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 ?


In 2025, in France, 20% 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐞́𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞́𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 (canon! electric cars are winning over more and more French people)... Yes, but...

The remaining 80% are still thermal and hybrid vehicles, which will continue to produce GHGs for 10-15 years... so it's fair to say that the market is at a standstill...

🔹 𝐋𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝟓 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐞́𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬

More than 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞́𝐬 for the Renault Clio, while the first electric car (another Renault), the R5, is flirting with 𝟑𝟖,000 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞́𝐬.

Whether thermal or electric, the best-selling cars are 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 models. The heart of the market! 🎯

🔹 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞̀𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐕𝐄 𝐪𝐮𝐢 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭?


The Top 5 has been completely shaken up by the arrival of new city cars:


- Renault 5 👑 – The return of the icon, fully electric, already the undisputed leader.

- Tesla Model Y ⬇️ – The dethroned king, in free fall (-32%).

- Citroën ë-C3 📈 – Remarkable progress for this new model.

- Renault Scénic 📈 – Strong growth for this family car (+80%).

- Peugeot e-208 ⬇️ – Still in the pack, but down 40%.

🔹 𝐎𝐮𝐢, 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐬… 𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐕𝐄 𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞́𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝟐0% of women have a low income

😱Even though the end of the year boosted sales (26% in December), this result was somewhat "forced" by:


1️⃣ Social leasing for low-income households.


2️⃣ Fleet greening obligations for businesses.


But even with these measures, the market is not booming as it is in Norway, where electric vehicles account for almost 100% of sales 🇳🇴.

🔹 FAR-A-𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐩𝐞𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚̀ 𝐝𝐞́𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞́


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With FAR-A-DAY, we offer increased range on an occasional basis. Models such as the R5, e-C3, and e-208 outperform their combustion engine equivalents across the board, finally becoming as versatile as them.


By offering external batteries, we increase real-world range and eliminate the fear of breakdowns, a major obstacle for long journeys.
In short, FAR-A-DAY doesn't just follow the trend: we facilitate the real adoption of electric vehicles.


The market is ready, now we just need to give it the keys to accelerate! 🚀

PS: Within the team, we have the "glass half empty" team and the "glass half full" team... can you tell them apart? 😅