Europe : In one month 23,200 full electric cars were sold

Impressive jumps makes the electric cars in Europe, with market share growing at a rapid pace month by month. According to JATO's results, EV, PHEV and BEV passenger cars now occupy 7.8% of the market. In August, more than 83,400 drivers in the old Continent chose to buy an environmentally friendly car, with 23,200 of them being purely electric.

This figure is expected to increase further, as manufacturers are gradually launching more and more electric vehicles in each category, and countries ' governments are taking additional measures to promote electrification.

First in sales and indeed by far was the Tesla Model 3 with 5,219 sales. Second was the Renault Zoe with 2,894 units, third the BMW i3 with 2,582 copies, fourth the VW e-Golf with 2,075 deliveries and fifth the Nissan Leaf with 1,968 sales. In diesel, their share of the total fell by 12% compared to August 2018, reaching 30%. In contrast, petrol-powered hold the lion's share with 61%.


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