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Data from EU industry body shows growth in hybrid sales was driven by big gains in France, Spain, Germany, Italy

Hybrid car sales in the EU surged by 24.4% in February to close in on petrol car sales, while electric car sales flattened, data from European industry body the ACEA has revealed.

This month-on-month growth for hybrids was driven by big gains in the key markets of France (up 41.5%), Spain (26.5%), Germany (16.4%) and Italy (16.1%), which collectively accounted for more than 70% of total hybrid sales (255,511).

This pushed hybrids’ market share to 28.9%,

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