Ukrainians are increasingly choosing petrol, diesel and hybrid cars instead of electric vehicles
Kyiv • UNN
In July, the share of electric vehicles fell from 24.7% to 7.3%, while the shares of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars increased. The BYD Sea Lion 06 was the leader among electric vehicles.
In July, Ukrainians increasingly chose new cars with petrol, diesel and hybrid engines, while the popularity of electric vehicles fell sharply. Cars with traditional engines accounted for more than 61% of the new passenger-car market. This was reported by Ukravtoprom, writes UNN.
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It is noted that last year this figure was about 54%.
Models with petrol engines remain the most popular in Ukraine, accounting for 38.7% of new-car sales in July, compared with 35.1% in July 2025
The hybrid segment grew significantly — from 21.2% to 31.2%.
The share of diesel cars increased over the year from 18.7% to 22.6%.
At the same time, the electric-vehicle segment shrank from 24.7% to 7.3%.
As last year, cars equipped with LPG accounted for less than 1% of new-car sales.
The segment leaders were:
- Petrol cars – HYUNDAI Tucson;
- Hybrids – TOYOTA RAV-4;
- Diesel cars – VOLKSWAGEN Touareg;
- Electric vehicles – BYD Sea Lion 06;
- LPG cars – HYUNDAI Tucson.