The market share of battery electric vehicles is declining in Europe while hybrid electric cars are proving more popular.from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association , BEVs accounted for 12.5 percent of the EU car market, a drop from 13.8 percent a year ago. Hybrid electrics, however, grew from 25 percent to nearly 30 percent.
The combined share of petrol and diesel cars dropped below half – falling from 52.1 percent to 48.5 percent. The decline in Germany was marked, with a 30.6 percent fall in new BEV registrations, although France recorded modest growth at 5.4 percent.Several factors are behind the fall in market share.
Range was also a factor, with non-BEV drivers wanting at least 500 km of range, while more than 80 percent of BEV drivers were happy with 201-400 km and described their range as"usually or always enough." However, those same BEV drivers expressed dissatisfaction with charging infrastructure and understanding what they would have to pay once they'd managed to find an operational charge point.Apple Intelligence won't be available in Europe because Tim's terrified of watchdogs52
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