According to data from the European Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), in 2025, 43,311 brand-new electric cars and 42,543 new diesel passenger cars were registered in Poland. In the case of electrics, this means a year-on-year increase in registrations by a record 161.5 percent, and in the case of diesels – a decrease of 11.7 percent.
On the scale of the entire European Union, the results are even more devastating for fans of diesel cars. The year 2025 closed with 1,888,370 registrations of electric cars and only 960,024 new diesel cars registered in the EU countries. The former recorded an increase of 29.9 per cent, the latter – a record drop of nearly 1/4 (-24.2 per cent).
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I think he forgot about forcing them via lez zones, and subsidizing evs (direct bonus + for scrapping old car).
For sure these are not one of main reasons /s
No one (hyperbole) wants a new diesel. The emissions controls drop the fuel economy down enough that the extra cost and complexity isn’t worth it.
Euro IV diesels were amazingly reliable and fuel efficient, Euro V made them failure prone but still on the cusp of being the sensible choice and Euro VI diesels are just pointless outside a few uses.
Then for new cars you’ve got a choice between an overly small engine relying on a turbo to develop power with terrible torque, an unreliable diesel or an EV with acceptable torque. If you want a big car you either go EV or find one of the few models with a sensibly sized engine which are usually premium e.g. Arteon. Otherwise you get mistakes like the Grandland with the 1.2
Diesel used to be a lot cheaper than regular gas. Paired with fuel economy, it was a great deal.
Considering the number and prices of the diesel cars on offer, the sales results are more than satisfactory.
The VW Golf has 9 petrol/hybrid engine variants and only 2 diesel ones.
Some brands do not offer them at all.
That’s because less and less manufacturers offer diesel engines in their cars. I still love mine though, and would prefer it over any hybrid or EV. enormous range, fantastic fuel economy. and pretty eco friendly (euro 6 and up).
Poles still love diesels but not new one.
Newer diesels are problematic when driven in the city and/or on short distances. And it turned out, most people use cars just like that.
Also, a large portion of newly registered cars are fleets – and they ditched diesels in favor of toyota hybrids and 1.,5 tsi, which is pretty economical.
People move away because of green restrictions. Prosecute electric car owners and see what happens.
Kochali, bo były tanie.
Diesel cars stink. I will be happy when they go away completely.
Fun fact: Have you ever wondered why we have so many diesel cars in Europe and barely any in the USA/Asia? Because German and French powerplants switched from oil powered to nuclear and natural gas after the first fuel Crysis, and the refineries couldn’t sell them heavier fuels like diesel. The rafinery tycoons literally told VW and Renault to build the first diesel cars, so the could sell the diesel. They lobbied with governments to subsidize diesel cars, so people buy them. Diesel cars were subsidized way more than EVs are today. We drive diesel because the oligarchs wanted to sell diesel.
Nah, diesels are great, just not the new ones
not loved, its that EU regulations encouraged everyone to buy diesel, and then changed its mind a couple years later