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ACEA: data show EU market for electric cars highly fragmented; need for inclusive measures

Green Car Congress

Consumers looking for an alternative to diesel now often opt for petrol vehicles or hybrid ones, but aren’t yet making the switch to electrically-chargeable cars on a large scale. Lowest ECV market share in EU in 2016. ECV Units sold. GDP per capita.

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EU formally approves sales ban of combustion engine cars by 2035

Teslarati

A ban on all petrol and diesel-powered vehicles made its way through the European Parliament on Tuesday, February 1. Proposed in July 2021, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Romania all pushed to delay the sales ban in mid-2022.

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Hybrids shine as EU new-car market sees summer growth

Baua Electric

The gap to petrol shortened too, going from 11.8pp one year ago to 5.5pp. Compared to other EU member states, only the smaller markets of Greece and Bulgaria could beat this rate of growth. Petrol share plummeting With a total of 284,270 registrations, petrol endured a 7% slump in July. Hybrids took a market share of 29.6%

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The EU’s 2035 petrol ban receives pushback from five countries

Teslarati

Several European countries, including Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania are pushing to delay the EU’s potential ban on combustion engine powertrains in 2035. The post The EU’s 2035 petrol ban receives pushback from five countries appeared first on TESLARATI. Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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