The demand for Electric cars is developing apart in European countries. In Germany According to data from the Acea car association, new registrations of electric vehicles fell by 30 percent in May compared to the same month last year. In the second largest market after Germany France They increased by more than 5 percent, as Acea announced on Thursday. In Belgium As the third largest electric car market in Europe, they have skyrocketed by almost 45 percent. In this country, demand is suffering from the loss of subsidies and the discussion about a revival of cars with combustion engines.
Over a period of five months since the beginning of the year, in which the monthly fluctuations are leveled out by the different location of public holidays, the divergence also becomes clear: a minus of 16 percent in Germany compared to an increase of 23 percent in France. Also in the Netherlands and Spain Manufacturers were able to sell more purely electric cars in the first five months of the year. Italy Again, like Germany, the EU average fell by 19 percent. Across the EU, new electric car registrations have fallen by 12 percent to 114,308 cars since the beginning of the year.
In May, car manufacturers were unable to really convince customers in three of four key markets: sales fell significantly in Italy, Germany and France. However, the number of newly registered vehicles increased in Spain. Meanwhile, the market share of diesel and gasoline engines is shrinking to a combined 48.5 percent. In contrast, the number of newly registered hybrids increased to almost 30 percent.