Electric vehicle sales rise in Europe!
According to the report, fully electric vehicles accounted for 30.5% of new vehicle sales in these countries.
Sales of fully electric vehicles in Europe increased significantly in August. According to a report by Brussels-based E-Mobility Europe and transport research company New AutoMotive, 202,833 new fully electric vehicles were registered across 16 European countries in August. This represents a 54.2% increase compared with the same month last year.
The report notes that fully electric vehicles accounted for 30.5% of new vehicle sales in these markets. During the first eight months of the year, registrations of electric vehicles increased by 33.1% to 1,673,856 units. Their market share during this period stood at 22.5%.
Germany and France played a major role in the growth. In France, fully electric vehicles accounted for 38.3% of the market in August, while the figure was 32.5% in Germany. Norway recorded the highest share, with fully electric models accounting for 98.7% of new vehicle sales. In Denmark, the figure was 85.9%.