Top 10 countries by plug-in electric passenger car market share of total new car sales between 2016 and 2013 Rank Country Market share (%) 2016[9][90] Rank Country Market share (%) 2015[23][88] Rank Country Market share (%) 2014[47] Rank Country Market share (%) 2013[91] 1 Norway 29.1 % 1 Norway 22.39 % 1 Norway 13.84 % 1 Norway 6.10 % 2 Netherlands 6.4 % 2 Netherlands 9.74 % 2 Netherlands 3.87 % 2 Netherlands 5.55 % 3 Iceland 4.6 % 3 Iceland[89] 2.93 % 3 Iceland[87] 2.71 % 3 Iceland 0.94 % 4 Sweden 3.5 % 4 Sweden 2.62 % 4 Estonia[87] 1.57 % 4 Japan 0.91 % 5 Switzerland 1.8 % 5 Denmark 2.29 % 5 Sweden[62] 1.53 % 5 France(2) 0.83 % 6 Belgium 1.8 % 6 Switzerland 1.98 % 6 Japan 1.06 % 6 Estonia 0.73 % 7 Austria 1.6 % 7 France 1.19 % 7 Denmark[92] 0.88 % 7 Sweden[62] 0.71 % 8 France 1.4 % 8 UK 1.07 % 8 Switzerland[93] 0.75 % 8 USA 0.60 % 9 UK 1.37 % 9 Austria[94] 0.90 % 9 USA 0.72 % 9 Switzerland 0.44 % 10 China 1.31 % 10 China[49] 0.84 % 10 France(2) 0.70 % 10 Denmark 0.29 % Selected regional markets or autonomous territories Plug-in electric passenger car market share between 2016 and 2013 Hong Kong ~5 % Hong Kong[95] 4.84 % Hong Kong - Hong Kong[95] 0.39 % California[96] 3.5 % California[69] 3.1 % California[69] 3.2 % California[69] 2.5 % Europe(1)[97] 1.3 % Europe(1)[64] 1.41 % Europe(1)[66] 0.66 % Europe(1)[67] 0.49 % Notes: (1) European figures correspond to European Union member countries plus two EFTA countries (Norway and Switzerland) 2) The French market share corresponds to combined sales all-electric passenger cars and utility vans only (plug-in hybrids not included).