Electric vehicles’ share of the new car market in Europe fell dramatically in August, according to the latest data from industry body ACEA.
A total of 755,717 new cars were registered across Europe (including the European Free Trade Association and the UK) last month, down by 16.5% compared with August 2023.
Of these, 16.7% were electric, a fall from the 21.7% recorded a year ago.
Meanwhile, plug-in hybrid sales fell from 7.5%