Category: Fuel types of new cars: battery electric 9.9%, hybrid 22.6% and petrol 38.5% market share in Q2 2022

Barcelona, July 27, 2022.- In the second quarter of 2022, sales of battery electric vehicles continued to expand in the EU, accounting for 9.9% of total passenger car registrations. Plug-in hybrid cars accounted for 8.7% of market share, up from 8.4% in the second quarter of 2021, despite a decline in the number of units sold. Petrol- and diesel-powered cars suffered significant drops during this three-months period, leading to a contracting market share (55.8% for diesel and petrol combined). Petrol and diesel cars From April to June 2022, petrol and diesel cars lost market share in the European Union, down from 62.0%…