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ACEA study finds cost still strong deterrent for EV uptake across Europe; calls for “realistic” targets recognizing affordability

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of total EU car sales in 2017. percentage points between 2014 and 2017. The new ACEA data not only show a clear split in electric car sales between Central-Eastern and Western Europe, but also a pronounced North-South divide (eg Greece 0.2%, Italy 0.2% To put this in context, pure battery-electric cars accounted for just 0.7%