Over a quarter of China's new heavy trucks are electric
Electric share of new heavy freight truck sales (over 15 t), China, world and Europe, 2025 vs 2024.
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Electric share of China's heavy-truck sales in 2025, more than double 2024's 13%.
China's share is three times the world average of 9%, and almost 19 times Europe's 1.5%.
Electric heavy trucks sold worldwide in 2025, a record and nearly triple 2024. China accounted for over 90% of electric truck sales.
the numbers & method
| Electric share of sales (%) | 2024 (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| China | 28.0 | 13.0 |
| World | 9.0 | |
| Europe | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Claim types Fact
Heavy freight trucks (HFT) are over 15 tonnes. Europe's shares are given by IEA as 'around' 1.5% (2025) and 1% (2024); world 2024 is 'just over 3%' and is not plotted. The 90% China share covers medium and heavy electric trucks combined. Industry data (CV World, via CnEVPost) put China's new-energy heavy-truck penetration at 28.9% for 2025 and 53.9% in December 2025. Multiples derived by progrss. Corrected 3 Nov 2026: title shortened to 10 words or fewer; no change to the data.
Published 3 Nov 2026
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