Electric vehicles represented 12,1% of new car sales in the European Union (EU) in 2022, a record level in the bloc, which from 2035 will ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars. The Italian market was the only one that recorded a drop in sales, of 26,9%. đ
In a sector that has been slowing down since the start of the pandemic and still faces supply problems, sales of eletric cars rose 28% compared to 2021 and surpassed 1,1 million units last year, according to data released this Wednesday (1st) by the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA).
Os electric vehicles represented 12,1% of new car sales in 2021, compared to 9,1% in 2021 and 1,9% in 2019, highlighted the entity in a statement.
The German market played an important role in the result. Sales accelerated at the end of the year in the largest European economy, before the reduction in bonuses for the purchase of these vehicles.
In total, the electric carss (hybrids and 100% electric) have surpassed sales of gasoline cars since the end of 2021, which represented 36,4% of sales in 2022, with almost 3,3 million units.
The European Commission intends to ban sales of new gasoline and diesel cars from 2035.
Given the prospect, automakers have intensified offers and sales of electric and hybrid vehicles, with high tariffs.
The car, the main means of transport for Europeans, represents just under 15% of CO2 emissions in the EU.
(To AFP)
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