Top 10: European EV Companies

The automotive industry is undergoing a massive change as car companies and consumers shift from ICE vehicles toward EVs.

Europe is central to that change. According to McKinsey, 21% of vehicles sold in Europe were EVs in 2024. 

While there have been numerous headlines about EV setbacks and readjustments in recent times, particularly from some European manufacturers, the long-term goals of many builders of infrastructure, cars and technology that support the EV sector suggests the transition to electrification is still well underway. 

EV Magazine has ranked the Top 10 European EV companies supporting the transition to electrification across a variety of industries including manufacturing, charging infrastructure and industrial technology. 

10. IONITY

Industry: Public charging
CEO: Jeroen van Tilburg
Headquarters: Munich, Germany

Operating across 24 countries in Europe, IONITY provides high-powered EV charging of up to 600 kW.

The company provides its customers with 100% green energy from renewable sources in an effort to decarbonise European mobility.

IONITY is a joint venture of the car manufacturers BMW Group, Ford Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Group, Kia, Mercedes Benz AG and Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche. BlackRock, the world’s largest money management company, also joined the venture in 2021. 

9. ABB E-Mobility

Industry: Charging infrastructure
CEO: Morten Wierod (of ABB Group)
Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland

ABB E-mobility is a technology leader in EV charging infrastructure. It serves customers in more than 100 countries.

The company has delivered 222,490,485 successful charging sessions with 5,847,400 MWh of total energy delivered.

Michael Halbherr, CEO of ABB E-mobility, says: “The industry spent a decade optimising for nameplate power. What operators need to optimise for now is the cost of energy delivered over the lifetime of a site.”

ABB E-mobility recently introduced the M-Series which enables charging systems to be configured around specific mission profiles rather than deployed as generic hardware. 

Michael said: “Power only matters if it can be consistently delivered, across vehicle architectures, across charge points and across utilisation levels. The M-Series is built to optimise that.”

8. Ayvens

Industry: Fleet management and leasing
CEO: Philippe de Rovira
Headquarters: Rueil-Malmaison, France

Operating 636 thousand EVs across 42 countries, Ayvens has a serious focus on sustainable mobility. 

It purchases, funds and manages new vehicles for customers around the world, providing an end-to-end leasing service and range of other services across its channels and brands. 

Ayvens also offers an end-to-end solution to work with companies to transition to EV fleets.

7. Renault Group

Industry: Vehicle manufacturing
CEO: François Provost
Headquarters: Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Renault offers a wide variety of EVs such as the Renault 5 E-Tech electric, Renault 4 E-Tech electric and Alpine A290. In Europe, its electrified vehicles, including BEVs, hybrids and PHEVs, accounted for 60% of passenger car sales in 2025. 

Renault’s recent Twingo E-Tech is designed to be sustainable and affordable, targeting a starting price below £20,000 (US$26,998). 

The company also has an offering in electric LCVs under its collaboration brand Flexis, founded by Renault, Volvo Group and CMA CGM Group. 

6. Mercedes-Benz

Industry: Vehicle manufacturing
CEO: Ola Källenius
Headquarters: Stuttgart, Germany

Mercedes-Benz says that it aspires to be the leader in the fields of electric mobility and vehicle software. In Europe, Mercedes-Benz Cars achieved its highest-ever sales of electrified vehicles in 2025.

The company offers a wide range of EVs including SUVs and saloons and electric fleet vehicles. Mercedes sold 1,400 electric heavy trucks in 2025, making it by far the largest provider of zero emission heavy trucks in the EU.

It recently announced the release of the all-new electric C-Class. Mercedes CEO, Ola Källenius, says: “The all-new electric C‑Class is redefining the mid-size segment for electric vehicles.

"Customers will get exactly what they expect from this new version of the beloved model: the perfect blend of performance, comfort, dynamics and intelligence.”

5. ZF Group

Industry: Automotive supplier
CEO: Mathias Miedreich
Headquarters: Friedrichshafen, Germany

ZF Group supplies components and systems for electric mobility in passenger cars and commercial vehicles, alongside parts for applications in industrial technology and for micromobility. 

The company is also involved in sustainable professional motorsports through its collaboration with Formula E. The Group has a large electric product portfolio, including state-of-the-art electric motors and power electronics for use in EVs.

ZF also offers the TrailTrax drive solution which electrifies heavy trucks, making freight transport both cleaner and more efficient. TrailTrax is ZF's drive solution that can turn any diesel truck into a hybrid vehicle.

4. BMW Group

Industry: Vehicle manufacturing
CEO: Milan Nedeljković
Headquarters: Munich, Germany

BMW Group manufactures a variety of EVs. In 2025, BMW delivered 642,087 electrified vehicles, a growth of 8.3% over the previous year, of which 442,072 units were fully electric models. 

Jochen Goller, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Customer, Brands and Sales, says: “Our electrified vehicles were in particularly high demand. 

“Europe reported especially strong growth, with BEVs accounting for about a quarter of total sales, and BEVs and PHEVs combined reaching a share of over 40% across the region.”

BMW is currently rolling the company’s Neue Klasse designs across electrified vehicles, with the new BMW i3 recently announced. The car is fully electric with up to 900 km of range. 

3. Bosch

Industry: Automotive technology
CEO: Dr. Stefan Hartung
Headquarters: Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, Germany

Bosch develops technologies for all stages of the EV value chain including semiconductors and components such as power electronics, drives and complete systems.

It describes its eAxle as an innovative, highly efficient overall system for electric vehicles. With an output of 50 kW or more, the Bosch eAxle combines the power electronics, electric motor and transmission in one compact system unit. 

Bosch manufactures a variety of EV solutions including components, products and system solutions. Its vehicle control units feature advanced functions for controlling the onboard systems, including thermal management and functions that ensure optimum charging of a traction battery.

In addition to EV systems and components, Bosch manufactures charging equipment such as the EV3000 30 kW DC Fast Charger. 

Bosch says it is also conducting research into fuel cells as an alternative energy storage system for mobile applications.

2. Stellantis

Industry: Vehicle manufacturing
CEO: Antonio Filosa
Headquarters: Hoofddorp, Netherlands

Stellantis' brands include Fiat, Jeep, Opel, Maserati, Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, Vauxhall and more. 

While Stallantis has scaled back its EV adoption timeframe, it remains one of the largest companies in Europe operating in the EV sector. 

EVs are still part of the company’s strategy following the “reset”. According to a Reuters report, Stellantis is in talks with Chinese brand Leapmotor to develop an Opel branded SUV EV in Europe. 

Some of Stellantis’ top EV’s include the Fiat 500e, which offers 80% recharging in 30 minutes and 199 miles of range and the Jeep Avenger Electric SUV, which offers 20% to 80% charging in less than 30 minutes and 248 miles of range. The Jeep Avenger Electric SUV also features a voice assistant powered by ChatGPT. 

1. Volkswagen Group

Industry: Vehicle manufacturing
CEO: Oliver Blume
Headquarters: Wolfsburg, Germany

Volkswagen Group, including its automotive brands such as Audi, SEAT, Porsche, was among the top five manufacturers of BEVs worldwide in 2025. In Europe, it was the BEV market leader with a market share of roughly 27%. 

In passenger cars Volkswagen currently offers 30 all-electric vehicles, from compact cars to luxury SUVs.

The most popular vehicle segment for Volkswagen’s BEVs in 2025 was the compact class, which accounted for around 70% of deliveries.

Some of Volkswagen's top EV models are the VW ID.3 and ID.4 models, the Škoda Enyaq, the CUPRA Born and the Audi Q4 e-tron.

Volkswagen recently unveiled the ID.3 NEO, a compact model with a range of up to 630 km.

Martin Sander, Volkswagen's Member of the Board of Management responsible for Sales, Marketing and After Sales, says: “In addition to the long range, models such as the ID.3 Neo impress with a superior, timeless design that provides long-lasting pleasure, high quality for a noticeably first-class driving experience and technical perfection that can always be relied on.”