Plug-in hybrid car registrations fell 7.2 percent for the month, and year-to-date volumes decreased 7.9 percent – meaning the vehicles now account for 7.7 percent of the car market, down from 8.4 percent in the previous year.
Hybrid electric vehicle sales, however, look a good deal more perky. The ACEA reported registrations for last month increased 17.5 percent, with a market share now at 33.3 percent, “exceeding for the second consecutive month petrol car registrations.”
Over 22% share from plug in vehicles overall. I’d be surprised if Hybrid category excludes plug in hybrids, dropping it to 25%. I’d be extremely surprised if people wouldn’t prefer a $1000 option for plug in for whatever non plugin hybrids they are buying. OTOH, there is a complete BS category of hybrid. F150 Hybrid in US has a battery size that is equivalent to a lead acid non hybrid, as an example.
EU just had an auto show for next year’s EV models which look great, and so would naturally stop intending EV buyers from buying these next months instead of waiting a bit. Maybe more Chinese competition soon. Geopolitical fuckery makes EU life difficult to forecast.
EU EVs still doing much better than US is the headline that could have been chosen.
Over 22% share from plug in vehicles overall. I’d be surprised if Hybrid category excludes plug in hybrids, dropping it to 25%. I’d be extremely surprised if people wouldn’t prefer a $1000 option for plug in for whatever non plugin hybrids they are buying. OTOH, there is a complete BS category of hybrid. F150 Hybrid in US has a battery size that is equivalent to a lead acid non hybrid, as an example.
EU just had an auto show for next year’s EV models which look great, and so would naturally stop intending EV buyers from buying these next months instead of waiting a bit. Maybe more Chinese competition soon. Geopolitical fuckery makes EU life difficult to forecast.
EU EVs still doing much better than US is the headline that could have been chosen.