Sales of new electric vehicles in Russia fell by 69%

According to the results of the first quarter of 2025, 1,854 electric vehicles were sold in Russia, which is 69% less than in the same period last year. This was reported on April 15 by the analytical agency Autostat.

The dynamics of sales of new electric vehicles has been in the red for nine months in a row (since July 2024). In 2025, this decline only intensified: in January it was 56%, in February — 68%, and in March — 77%.

It is noteworthy that in three months fewer new electric vehicles were sold in the country than in the whole of March last year (2,499 units). Then the electric car market set its monthly record, the reason for the sales growth was the tightening of the rules for the import of such cars into the Russian Federation through the EAEU countries from April 1, 2024.

Zeekr remains the most popular brand in the new electric car market with a 37% share (689 units). Next are Avatr (193 units) and Evolve (164 units), as well as Ora and Moskvich (133 and 103 units, respectively). The Zeekr 001 (384 units) is the bestseller in the model rating. Next are Avatr 11 (164 units) and Evolve i-Pro (124 units), Ora 03 (108 units) and Moskvich 3e (103 units).

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In total, there were 47.5 million passenger cars in Russia as of the beginning of this year. Three quarters of them are 35.5 million units. — younger than 20 years old.

On April 10, it was reported that Avatr 11 electric crossovers, which will be released in 2025, arrived in Russia. The model is available in 56 exterior and interior versions.

On April 1, it became known that the total sales of new Tesla cars in Russia amounted to 4,308 units. As of the beginning of 2025, the brand's fleet of electric cars is 6,745 units. The difference (2,4 thousand) was brought into the country in second-hand condition.