A fresh outlook from Autovista Group suggests the EV transition may not be quite as smooth as once predicted.
Market conditions, from economic pressure to shifting incentives and softer private demand, are forcing a rethink on short-term EV forecasts across Europe.
But this isn’t a step backwards.
It’s a recalibration.
The long-term direction remains unchanged, electrification is still coming, but the pace is being shaped by real-world factors, not just targets and ambition.
The EV Café takeaway
The transition was never going to be a straight line, and this is what market maturity actually looks like.
“We always knew this wasn’t going to be linear” Sam Clark
“It’s easy to set targets, much harder to deliver them in the real world" Paul Kirby