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Electric-Car Sales Soar 52% in Europe With Fuel at Record Highs

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(Bloomberg) — After years of broadly unsuccessful efforts to wean drivers off combustion engines, sales of electric vehicles are surging in Europe thanks to the jump in fuel prices stoked by geopolitical upheaval. Most Read from Bloomberg Registrations of fully-electric cars soared 52% across the region in August compared with a year earlier, according to [...]

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The energy crisis redirects the preferences of European consumers in the automotive sector. Hybrid and electric boom, which still does not convince in Italy.

Key takeaways Driven by unprecedented spikes in energy costs, Europe is undergoing a massive shift towards electric vehicles. According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), registrations of battery-powered cars rose by 52 percent in August compared to last year. In France, sales more than doubled, while Germany, the main market of the […]

The electric car reached a market share of 29% in Europe in August 2026: it is almost one in three cars, a result difficult to ignore. In August alone, registrations rose by 52% compared to last year. In the current context, it is not surprising that

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Numerama broke the news on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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