Electric cars still don’t register highly on the American sales charts, despite what the amount of coverage they get would suggest. Last year they amounted to only 7.6 percent of the market. But it’s a different story in Europe where EVs grabbed 12 percent of overall car sales in February, notching up a 9 percent rise in deliveries. That sounds impressive at face value, but less so when you learn that the overall European car market grew by 10.
5 percent, although it remains the preferred power choice, while diesels snagged 12.9 percent of the pie, down from 15 percent. That’s the overall view, but it doesn’t necessarily show the differences visible at the micro level, like diesel sales in Germany growing by 9.7 percent. Related: Global EV And PHEV Sales Surge 69% YoY, But Dive 26% From December High Power TypeMarket Share Feb 2023Market Share Feb 24EV12.1%12%Hybrid25.5%28.9%PHEV7.2%7.3%Petrol36.9%35.5%Diesel15%12.9%Other3.3%3.