Alternative fuel vehicle sales rise in Europe
- 7 years ago
Sales of alternative fuel vehicles continue to rise in Europe.
The number of battery powered, fuel-cell and rechargeable hybrid cars rose by a combined 206,000 last year for the EU and European Free Trade Area.
Plug-in hybrid technology was most popular with nearly 113,000 vehicles registered – a 17.2 percent increase on 2015.
However, the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers said that in the final three months of last year there was a fall in registrations of those plug-in cars year-on-year of 10.6 percent, which was explained by exceptional demand in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Sales of hybrids and so-called mild hybrids increased by 28.8 percent to 303,506 cars last year and at a similar rate in the fourth quarter. Those are vehicles that combine fossil fuel and electrical power to some degree but are not rechargeable.
The number of battery powered, fuel-cell and rechargeable hybrid cars rose by a combined 206,000 last year for the EU and European Free Trade Area.
Plug-in hybrid technology was most popular with nearly 113,000 vehicles registered – a 17.2 percent increase on 2015.
However, the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers said that in the final three months of last year there was a fall in registrations of those plug-in cars year-on-year of 10.6 percent, which was explained by exceptional demand in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Sales of hybrids and so-called mild hybrids increased by 28.8 percent to 303,506 cars last year and at a similar rate in the fourth quarter. Those are vehicles that combine fossil fuel and electrical power to some degree but are not rechargeable.