Sales of electric cars in the European Union were almost half of all new passenger car registrations in the EU between January and November 2023 and already crossed the halfway mark in the month of November alone, data showed on Wednesday. Electrified vehicles - either fully electric models, plug-in hybrids or full hybrids - accounted for over 47.6% of all new passenger car registrations in the EU as of November, up from 43% in the same period last year, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said. New-car registrations in the EU increased 6.7% in November, the 16th consecutive month of growth, with a year-on-year rise of 13.3% in the registration of electric vehicles.

Nearly half of new passenger cars in EU electrified -ACEA::Sales of electric cars in the European Union were almost half of all new passenger car registrations in the EU between January and November 2023 and already crossed the halfway mark in the month of November alone, data showed on Wednesday. Electrified vehicles - either fully electric models, plug-in hybrids or full hybrids - accounted for over 47.6% of all new passenger car registrations in the EU as of November, up from 43% in the same period last year, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said. New-car registrations in the EU increased 6.7% in November, the 16th consecutive month of growth, with a year-on-year rise of 13.3% in the registration of electric vehicles.

  • nexusband@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Doesn’t change the fact, that the market will decide at this point what’s going to be cheaper. The carbon tax is still in effect.

    Also, Sweden is a democracy. The people voted for the government.

    • Justin@lemmy.jlh.nameEnglish
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      11 months ago

      They cut energy tax as well.

      Sure the people voted for a far-right government, but it is also the duty of the experts in a democracy to criticize the government when they enact bad policies. It is important in the Swedish model to listen to the experts.

      The people voted for a government that would lower the cost of living and reduce crime. Cutting fuel regulation/taxes at the expense of the evironment might lower cost of living in the short term, but it will drastically increase it long term as the impacts of car dependency and climate change hit. The EU has already signaled that they will be imposing fines on Sweden for exceeding climate targets.