2024-10-16 14:40:00
Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 30.5% annually in Septemberwhile China surpassed record levels seen in August and Europe resumed growth, market research firm Rho Motion said on Tuesday. Gains in the U.S. market have been slow and steady ahead of the Nov. 5 election, making it difficult to predict the country’s future trends, data manager Charles Lester told Reuters. Electric vehicles, both fully electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV), sold worldwide reached 1.69 million in September, according to data from Rho Motion.
Sales in China increased 47.9 percent in September to 1.12 million vehicles, while in the United States and Canada they increased 4.3 percent to 0.15 million. In Europe, electric vehicle sales rose 4.2% to 0.3 million units, thanks to a 24% jump in the United Kingdom and gains in Italy, Germany and Denmark, Lester said. In the Chinese market, the penetration rate of battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles is growing faster than some expected, and sales “could reach record levels every month through the end of the year,” Lester said . He added that Germany’s 7% annual growth was “definitely positive news” and that interim carbon emission reduction targets set in the EU for next year will test the bloc’s market.
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