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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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The effects of WLTP and the lack of availability of many key versions affected registrations in Q4, which is not surprising given that by late November less than two in three versions available in Europe were homologated. 2018 also marked the best ever performance for AFVs, recording 944,800 registrations and a 6.1% market share.

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Tesla Model 3 Europe’s best-selling pure EV in February in its first full month on the market

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The Model 3 quickly outsold other big players such as the Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe, despite being more expensive and only available for a short amount of time. Volkswagen led the model rankings with the Golf, which saw a decline in its gasoline registrations (-18%), but an increase in its diesel registrations (+8%).

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