Last year 2025 became a record for the electric vehicle segment, and probably for a long time. In total, the Ukrainian car fleet was replenished with 22.8 thousand new electric passenger cars (+122.9% compared to 2024) and 84.4 thousand used imported ones (+104.7%). 35.8 thousand purchase and sale agreements were concluded on the domestic market, which is 38% more than in 2024.
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December 2025 stood out in particular. There is no mistake in the diagram — the volumes really grew so much that it is hard to believe. However, if we recall that the VAT on the import of electric cars was inexorably approaching, it becomes clear where such a stir came from. Traditionally, buyers, together with businesses that predicted earnings "from scratch", rushed to the same door at the same time. Now it remains to monitor the dynamics of prices with such market oversaturation, although so far they have only grown.
So, in December alone, 5,846 new EAs arrived, and 25,047 used ones. More precisely, they were put on the first registration, because even the service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were not ready for such a surge of activity, clearly higher than the average — in some places there were reports of a shortage of "green" license plates. So it is not excluded that cars from the December wave will be registered in January. In addition, it is certain that some EAs from the USA, whose damage was such that it did not allow the car to be put into operation and certified promptly, also got stuck, and now they will become part of the statistics for this year.
There were 4,281 deals for battery-powered passenger cars on the domestic market.
Here is how the indicators changed in December by individual subsegments compared to previous periods:
- Domestic resales: +54.0% MM, +313.2% YY
- Used imports: +230.3% MM, +687.3% YY
- New imports: +84.9% MM, +852.1% YY
Expert opinion
According to Stanislav Buchatsky, co-founder of the Institute for Automotive Market Research, “in December 2025 alone, more than 30,000 electric vehicles were imported to Ukraine — a record number for the domestic automotive market. And this number, as he emphasizes, is much larger than what the market actually needs.
That is why in the coming months (estimated from three months to six months) prices will fluctuate: someone will need to sell the car quickly — and then they will have to significantly lower the price; others will try to "hold" the margin and wait. The benchmark for returning to more predictable pricing is March-April 2026."
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Electric vehicle fleet in Ukraine
As of the end of 2025, excluding industrial electric cars, trolleybuses, rail cars and the “moto” group, the electric vehicle fleet in Ukraine will be 246 thousand units. Most of it is passenger cars — 241.2 thousand. Electric trucks — 4.9 thousand, there are also several electric buses (9 pcs.).
Park leaders (brands):
- Tesla has almost 21% of the market.
- Nissan — 16%.
- Volkswagen — 12%.
The three most popular models:
- Nissan Leaf, the share of this car is solid: 14.4%.
- Tesla Model 3, covering 8.1% of the fleet.
- Tesla Model Y, a share of 7.2%.
The average age of the electric vehicle fleet increased after the December mass addition, from 5.6 years to 6.3 years. This indicates that in the hype, people bought older and cheaper options en masse.
