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Sales of chargeable vehicles more than triple in EU in Q3 to take 9.9% new market share

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With the exception of Cyprus, all EU markets saw declines in demand for gasoline cars during the three-month period, including the four major markets. Hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) remained the bestselling alternatively-powered vehicle type in the EU, posting an increase of 88.8% million units last year to 1.3 of the EU car market.

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ACEA: plug-in vehicles take 6.8% market share in Europe in Q1 2020; HEVs at 9.4%

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With the exception of Cyprus and Lithuania, all EU markets have faced double-digit drops so far this year. Alternatively-powered vehicles (APV). Hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) remained the best-sellers of the alternatively-powered vehicle segment, representing 9.4% million in Q1 2020. of the total EU car market.

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ACEA report finds growth of charging points not keeping pace with rising demand for electric vehicles in Europe

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The country with the most infrastructure, the Netherlands, has more than 1,000 times more charging points than the country with the least infrastructure (Cyprus, with 38 charging points).

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Reports highlight ongoing advances in vehicle technology, consumer demand for fuel efficiency in US and Europe

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Registrations of new cars fell furthest in 2012 in Greece (-41%), Portugal (-38%) and Cyprus (-25%), while at the other end of the scale new cars increased by more than 12% in in Estonia and Hungary. Alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) include electric cars, hybrids and cars running on alternative fuels such as liquid petroleum gas and ethanol.

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