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Flagship report
May 2025
Global EV Outlook 2025
…the latest data to assess trends in electric vehicle deployment, demand for their batteries and charging infrastructure. It considers recent policy developments and industry strategies shaping the outlook for electric vehicles in different markets. This edition features analysis of electric vehicle affordability, manufacturing and trade of electric cars and their batteries, and the total cost of ownership of electric heavy-duty trucks across various markets, and makes projections to 2030.The report is complemented by updated versions of two online tools: the Global EV Data Explorer and the Global EV Policy Explorer, which allow users to further explore EV statistics…
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Flagship report
May 2026
Global EV Outlook 2026
…growing EV adoption for electricity and oil consumption, as well as greenhouse gas emissions.Amid the ongoing energy crisis sparked by the conflict in the Middle East, this edition includes early monthly data for 2026 and considers potential implications of the crisis for policy and market development. It also includes analysis of the affordability of electric cars and the manufacturing and trade of electric cars, trucks and their batteries, along with a special chapter on automotive technology trends related to software and artificial intelligence.The report is complemented by updated versions of two online tools: the Global EV Data Explorer…
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Flagship report
May 2025
Global EV Outlook 2025 Outlook for electric mobility
…the STEPS in GEVO-2025 consider historical market data and stated policies up until the end of February 2025. These scenario projections incorporate GDP assumptions from the International Monetary Fund and population assumptions from the United Nations, as described in the 2024 GEC‑M documentation.EV deployment is projected by road transport mode and by region. For further details on EV projections and impacts, refer to the IEA’s online Global EV Data Explorer, which is updated with each edition of the Global EV Outlook. Vehicle outlook by mode The global electric vehicle fleet grows fourfold to 2030 under stated policies…
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Flagship report
May 2025
Global EV Outlook 2025 Outlook for energy demand
…China than in Europe. Globally, EVs represent 2.5% of electricity demand in 2030 in the STEPS. Notes: Total electricity consumption is taken from the IEA's Global Energy and Climate Model (GEC-Model). Regional data can be interactively explored via the Global EV Data Explorer. Oil displacement Electric vehicles displace more than 5 mb/d by 2030 Expanding EV adoption continues to reduce oil demand, with oil displacement growing by 30% to over 1.3 mb/d in 2024 – equivalent to Japan’s entire transport sector oil demand today. By the end of the decade, EVs are set to…
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Data tool
20 May 2026
Global EV Data Explorer
Explore historical and projected data on electric vehicles sales, stock, charging infrastructure and oil displacement
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Event
28 May 2026
09:00
Global EV Outlook 2026 Webinar (morning session)
…along with a special chapter on automotive technology trends related to software and artificial intelligence. The report is complemented by updated versions of two online tools: the Global EV Data Explorer – which now includes vehicle price data in selected markets – and the Global EV Policy Explorer. These tools allow users to interactively explore EV statistics projections and policy measures worldwide. Following the launch on the morning of 20 May, the Global EV Outlook 2026 will additionally be presented to registered viewers in two separate webinar events for different time zones on 27 May at 17:00-18:00 (CEST) and on 28 May…
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Event
27 May 2026
17:00
Global EV Outlook 2026 Webinar (evening session)
…along with a special chapter on automotive technology trends related to software and artificial intelligence. The report is complemented by updated versions of two online tools: the Global EV Data Explorer – which now includes vehicle price data in selected markets – and the Global EV Policy Explorer. These tools allow users to interactively explore EV statistics projections and policy measures worldwide. Following the launch on the morning of 20 May, the Global EV Outlook 2026 will additionally be presented to registered viewers in two separate webinar events for different time zones on 27 May at 17:00-18:00 (CEST) and on 28 May…
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Report
Mar 2026
Manufacturing and Trade Model
…generate detailed sector-by-sector and region-by-region long-term scenarios in IEA publications such as the World Energy Outlook and Global EV Outlook.The MaT model is part of the IEA’s broader modelling framework and is closely linked to the Global Energy and Climate Model (GEC), as it draws on the same modelling scenarios, each of which is built on a different set of underlying assumptions about how the energy system might evolve over time.Download the Manufacturing and Trade Model Documentation for a detailed description of modelling framework, inputs, assumptions, technical details and data sources used…
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Data tool
20 May 2026
Global EV Policy Explorer
Key policies and measures that support the deployment of electric and zero-emission vehicles Explore key policies and measures for EV deployment This table highlights current as well as announced key policies and measures that support the deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by region and country. These policies and measures take a variety of forms, e.g. fuel economy standards, CO2 emissions standards, deployment roadmaps, and sales or stock ...