In September this year, for the first time in Europe, more electrically powered cars were registered than diesel vehicles. This comes from figures from the British market observer Jato Dynamics, who specializes in the automotive industry. The company’s electric cars include all-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, full hybrids and mild hybrids.

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In the observed by Jato 27 In European countries, the number of new car registrations among all cars grew by 1.2 percent to 1.3 million in September; of which alone 41 percent were SUVs. Compared to September 2019, the demand for combustion cars has declined by a double-digit percent, while the demand for electric vehicles by 139 Percent on 327. 000 increased and made up a share of slightly more than 25 percent. The share of diesel came up in the same time 000, 8 percent, announced Jato. 2010 made up diesel vehicles 50 percent of registrations while the market share for electric vehicles was below one percent.

Hybrids and mild hybrids made up of electric cars in September 53 Percentage off. Almost a third of these came from Toyota and Lexus. In terms of all-electric vehicles, the Volkswagen Group led the overall market ahead of Tesla in September. When it comes to plug-in hybrids, Mercedes-Benz is ahead of Volvo and BMW.

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