Sales of electric cars slid last year in Europe in an otherwise stable market, data from carmakers showed Tuesday.

EV sales soared globally in 2024, but subsidy cuts highlight their fragile growth. China’s electric vehicle market surged 40%, solidifying its global dominance. Sales of vehicles with a plug jumped almost 9% in the US and Canada last year.

Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by a quarter last year to over 17 million cars, helped by a fourth consecutive month of record sales in December as China continued to grow and Europe stabilised,