From January to July of this year, 925.8 thousand passenger cars were registered in Kazakhstan, 0.3% more than in the same period of 2024. Of these, 88% were gasoline-powered vehicles: 814.9 thousand units, up 0.8% year-on-year. Diesel-powered passenger cars followed with 14.1 thousand units, down 4.8% from January to July 2024.

Electric vehicles accounted for 6.9 thousand passenger cars, or 0.7% of the total, marking a sharp 34.2% increase from a year earlier — the highest growth among all categories. A notable rise was also seen in gas-fueled passenger cars, up 32.1% to 3.9 thousand units.

The number of registered passenger cars running on mixed fuel (gasoline, gas, and electricity) declined by 6.3% to 75 thousand units.

As a result, the number of registered electric vehicles, including those recorded this year, surged by 78.7% to 19.1 thousand units. A year earlier, the increase was 2.1 times.

Still, their share in Kazakhstan’s vehicle fleet remains negligible: only 0.3% as of August 2025. For comparison, the share stood at 0.2% in the same period of 2024 and 0.1% as of August 2023.

Six out of ten passenger EVs are concentrated in Almaty alone, totaling 11.3 thousand units. The city also leads in penetration, with EVs accounting for 1.6% of all registered passenger cars.

Astana and Almaty Region follow with 2.2 thousand and 1.2 thousand units, respectively. EVs make up 0.5% of the passenger fleet in Astana and just 0.2% in Almaty Region.

The fewest EVs were recorded in Abai and Ulytau Regions, with 55 and 57 vehicles, respectively. Notably, 233 EVs (0.5%) were registered under diplomatic plates. In addition, one electric car was registered with the former license plates of South Kazakhstan Region.

According to JATO, an automotive industry analytics firm, electric vehicles accounted for 14.5% of global sales in the first quarter of 2025. For comparison, their share stood at 14.3% in 2024, 10.5% in 2022, and just 1.9% in 2019. Electrified hybrids made up another 21.1% of total sales in the first quarter of this year, while internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles accounted for 56.7%. In 2019, ICE vehicles represented 91.2% of sales, while hybrids held a 5.9% share.

China led in terms of registered EVs in the first quarter of 2025, accounting for 57% of all newly registered electric cars worldwide. The EU, together with the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Norway, followed with 22%, while the United States accounted for 12%. India (1.7%), South Korea (1.2%), and Turkey (1.1%) followed, with all other countries combined making up just 5% of global EV registrations.

China’s dominance in the EV market is also reflected in pricing trends. In 2024, EVs in China were on average 3% cheaper than ICE cars, compared with 2019 when EVs were 10% more expensive. In Germany, however, the situation remained unchanged over six years: in both 2019 and 2024, EVs were priced 34% higher than ICE vehicles. In the United States, the price gap stood at 31% in 2024, narrower than in 2019, when EVs were 44% more expensive.