PZPM - ACEA - Registration of new passenger cars in the UE by fuel types in Q1 2021

Fuel types of new cars: battery electric 5.7%, hybrid 18.4%, petrol 42.2% market share in Q1 2021

We present the ACEA report on registration of new passenger cars in the EU by fuel types*

Overview of current registrations

In the first quarter of 2021, hybrid electric vehicles made up 18.4% of total passenger car sales in the EU, almost doubling their market share in a year. Demand for electrically‐chargeable cars also increased during these three months: battery electric vehicles made up 5.7% of all new cars, while plug‐in hybrids accounted for 8.2% of EU registrations. Sales of traditional fossil‐fuel cars continued to decrease in the European Union, although petrol and diesel still made up 65.4% of the car market.

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