Global sales of electric cars grew by 25 percent last year, with growth in China and a decline in Europe.
A record 17.1 million battery electric vehicles, excluding plug-in hybrids, were sold worldwide last year, according to data from British consulting firm Rho Motion.
China strengthened its position as the world’s leading electric vehicle market last year. 11 million electric cars were sold there, which is 40 percent more than in 2023, the French agency announced. AFP.
In Europe (including the UK, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland), sales of electric vehicles fell three percent to three million after four years of strong growth.
Sales of electric vehicles fell significantly in Germany last year due to the government’s decision to end subsidizing the purchase of those vehicles, while in Great Britain, which has become the main European market for electric vehicles, sales increased by 21 percent.
Sales of electric vehicles also rose in the US and Canada, up nine percent to 1.8 million vehicles.
Rho Motion pointed out that government incentives to buy electric vehicles (or lack thereof) play a significant role in sales, as electric vehicles remain more expensive compared to conventional vehicles.
According to the analysts of the British company, further trends in the sale of electric vehicles could be affected by, among other things, the plans of the newly elected American President Donald Trump to cancel sales incentives for electric vehicles, stricter emission limits in Europe, European tariffs on the import of Chinese electric vehicles, and the plans of Chinese car manufacturers to build factories in Europe.
Izvor: Seebiz.eu / AFP
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Source: autoblog.rs
