article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

of total passenger car sales in the European Union, with registrations falling by 13.7% Gasoline car sales posted an even stronger drop (-24.3%), going from more than 1.7 Gasoline car sales posted an even stronger drop (-24.3%), going from more than 1.7 in July-September 2019 to 75.4% Diesel cars accounted for 27.8%

Market 353
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

Gasoline vehicle sales contracted by 32.2%, from almost 2 million units last year to 1.3 With the exception of Cyprus and Lithuania, all EU markets have faced double-digit drops so far this year. ECV sales more than doubled (+100.7%) in the first three months of the year, totalling 167,132 cars registered across the EU.

Plug-in 243
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

This new report shows that sales of electrically-chargeable cars in the EU increased by 110% over the past three years. During the same period however, the number of charging points grew by just 58% (to less than 200,000)—demonstrating that investment in infrastructure is not keeping pace with increased sales of electric vehicles.

Europe 305
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

Those who indicated that their current gas mileage was 24 mpg (9.8 The gas mileage of new popular cars, pick-ups, and vans sold in the US has increased significantly in the past few years, with the percentage of popular vehicles getting at least 30 mpg (7.8 l/100 km) from their next vehicle. l/100 km) fell from 15 to 3.

Europe 281