Electric vehicle sales soar in Europe
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While global automobile sales plunged by millions of units in the first half of the year, electric vehicle sales in Europe are up more than 45%
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EUROPE’S BEST SELLING ELECTRIC CAR

Renault ZOE sold 10,000 units in June, tripling May’s sales and outselling
Tesla Model 3

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GLOBAL VEHICLE SALES
(millions of units, quarterly)
25     22.7m 20
15
10
5
0   2016 17 18 19 20
14.4m
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PASSENGER VEHICLE SALES (% change year-on-year) 

Internal combustion  Electric

World -26.0 -15.0

North America -34.6 -38.3
   
China -31.0 5.0

Europe -55.9 45.6

Combination of new stimulus programmes, new model launches and automakers pushing to hit carbon dioxide emissions targets sees market explode
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  Sources: Bloomberg, The Driven, Renault Picture: Renault © GRAPHIC NEWS