One in nine new cars sold in Europe last year were electric or hybrid. While the coronavirus pandemic has reduced overall vehicle sales, sales of low-emission vehicles have increased.
Growth in electric vehicle sales has led to a 12% reduction in average CO2 emissions from new cars sold in Europe last year compared to 2019. At the same time, during the three years prior to this, emissions have increased. The reduction in emissions was the largest since 2010, when the EU introduced CO2 emission standards for cars.
Of the 11.6 million new cars registered in the EU, Iceland, Norway and the UK last year, 11% were all-electric or hybrid electric vehicles, according to published data. These vehicles tripled their share of sales from 3.5% in 2019.
Tighter CO2 emissions targets for automakers came into effect last year, pushing them to produce more low-emission vehicles. Countries including France and Germany also included electric vehicle subsidies in COVID-19 economic recovery packages last year.
Average new vehicle emissions recorded in Europe in 2020 were 107.8 g CO2 per kilometer, 14.5 g less than in 2019.
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