Europe’s EV Sales Explode, Now Making Up A Quarter Of New Cars

• European EV sales shot up by 51% last month.
• The rise in fuel prices has convinced more people to switch to electric, boosting the powertrain’s market share.
• One in four new cars sold in Europe was an EV last month.

Europeans’ appetite for electric cars is not slowing down. Last month, EV sales in the region went up by 51% compared to the same month last year, leading to a crisp 25% market share for this type of powertrain, according to Dataforce, which crunched the numbers from 98% of all new car registrations in the European Union, United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland.