Demand for new electric vehicles has almost doubled: May's bestsellers

The demand for new electric vehicles in Ukraine continues to grow, almost doubling year-on-year, the Ukrautoprom association reported on Thursday, UNN writes.

Last month, 1,257 new vehicles on battery power sources (BEV) were sold in Ukraine. Therefore, compared to May last year, the demand for new electric vehicles increased by 93%, and compared to April 2025 by 35%

In total, since the beginning of the year, Ukrainians have purchased more than 4.2 thousand new electric vehicles, which is 5% more than in the same period of 2024.

The main number of registered new BEVs last month were passenger cars - 1238 units. (91% more than in May 2024). 19 cars were sold on the market of new commercial electric vehicles, which is almost four times more than last year.

Top 10

The top 10 new electric vehicles of the month included:

1. VOLKSWAGEN ID.UNYX - 254 units.
2. BYD Song Plus EV - 210 units.
3. HONDA eNS1 - 188 units.
4. BYD Sea Lion 07 - 61 units.
5. ZEEKR 7X - 55 units.
6. ZEEKR 001 - 52 units.
7. AUDI Q4 e-tron - 52 units.
8. HONDA M-NV - 44 units.
9. VOLKSWAGEN iD.4 - 34 units.
10. BYD Yuan Plus - 28 units.

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