Hindsight · review build · data not yet validated
First edition in which BNEF lowered both short- and long-term global EV forecasts (US policy changes). 2040 share fell from 73% (EVO 2024) to 70%. Price parity: the release says China is the only country where EVs are on average cheaper to buy than comparable ICE vehicles (a status statement, not a forecast year). No global 2030 figure in the public release.
almost 22 million global passenger EV sales this year, a jump of 25% from 2024
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plug-in electric vehicles are set to account for one in four vehicles sold globally this year
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only 40% of the global passenger-vehicle fleet is electric by 2040
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