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Indeed, the available data indicate the fire risk is between 20 and 80 times greater for petrol and diesel vehicles. Out of Sweden’s 611,000 electric vehicles there were 23 fires reported while the 4.4 million petrol and diesel vehicles recorded 3400 fires. But they are not common, no matter what you might hear.
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Meanwhile, petrol deliveries dropped 36.5% and diesel by 42.6%. The petrol share sat at 31.6% Diesel was the lowest of the major powertrains with a 6.8% Volumes are small in comparison to Germany, France and the UK, and even smaller regions , including the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden. market share, down 2.2pp.
Meanwhile, petrol deliveries dropped 36.5% and diesel by 42.6%. The petrol share sat at 31.6% Diesel was the lowest of the major powertrains with a 6.8% Volumes are small in comparison to Germany, France and the UK, and even smaller regions , including the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden. market share, down 2.2pp.
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Whilst this year France saw YoY plugin share growth in January, both the UK and Sweden have seen January’s plugin results flat, and both Norway and Germany saw a decline. Meanwhile, diesel-only vehicles continued their decline, reaching 4.0% Meanwhile, diesel-only vehicles continued their decline, reaching 4.0%
In this scenario, they outperformed PHEVs (down 23%) as well as petrol (down 21%) and diesel (down 28%) deliveries. This was followed by France (2,096 units), Germany (1,957 units), the UK (1,450 units), Sweden (1,101 units) and the Netherlands (1,064 units). In second was the Volvo EX30 , reaching 6,878 deliveries.
Countries like Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands are even forecast to record positive figures next year. The BEVs on offer have also been far younger than the petrol and diesel-powered models. On the other hand, the macroeconomic conditions and price pressure from new competitors will also play a role, she outlined.
Meanwhile, petrol suffered a 19% decline and diesel dropped 24%. This meant HEVs overtook petrol registrations for the first time, a trend that is likely to continue. Only electrified powertrains increased volumes in the month, with hybrids ( HEVs ), including full and mild hybrids, up 12%.
Full year 2022 diesel-only vehicles’ share amounted to 5.1%, down from 8.2% For petrol-only vehicles, 2022 saw 42.3% Expect petrol’s rate of decline to accelerate in the coming years, once diesel sales have effectively ended. This comes against a background of overall auto sales down by 2.0% in 2022 compared to 2021.
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