It’s the first time the BEV share has exceeded 20%, and is almost double the 11.6% share at the same time last year. Since the start of the year, BEV registrations across the EU more than doubled to 165,165 units, with all countries except for Malta recording double or triple-digit percentage gains.
Belgium recorded the most impressive gains with a stunning 224.5% increase year-to-date. Germany—the EU’s biggest electric car market by volume—wasn’t far behind with a 170.7% gain. In total, almost a million new battery EVs have been registered since the start of the year.
Battery EVs’ market share surpassed that of diesel cars for the second time this year, and was the third most-popular choice overall for car buyers across the EU.
Another 23.9% of sales were those of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), which combine an electric motor with a standard gas-powered engine. Registrations of hybrids grew an impressive 29% last month alone, driven by strong growth in Germany, France, and Spain, three of the EU’s biggest markets.
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