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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. The push to transition consumers toward all-electric powertrains is an effort to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and reach lofty climate goals. VW is planning to phase out ICE cars in Europe by 2033.

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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. France (down 23.9%), Slovakia (down 22.8%), Austria (down 19.7%), Portugal (down 18%), Croatia (down 12.9%) and Spain (down 11.6%) also endured double-digit decreases. Meanwhile, petrol registrations in Italy grew 3.8% Hybrids took a market share of 29.6%

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EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years

Baua Electric

Other five-digit markets that struggled were Belgium (down 46.8%), Portugal (down 27.5%), Sweden (down 16.8%) Slovakia (down 5.6%) Austria (down 2.3%) and the Czech Republic (down 1.4%). Puzzling Petrol Petrol did not fare much better than its internal combustion engine (ICE) counterpart in August. decrease in Germany.