Nevs car outsell gas vehicles in Europet, it’s a milestone for new energy in 2023

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For the first time, the sales of electric vehicles in Europe surpassed that of fuel vehicles, with nearly 560,000 sold in the first four months, which is an unprecedented change.


According to foreign media BusinessKorea, The ACEA said on the 4th that in the first four months of this year, a total of 559,733 electric vehicles were sold in 30 European countries, a year-on-year increase of 37%.

In the same period, the sales volume of fuel vehicles in Europe was only 550,391, a year on year decrease of 0.5%.

This shows that electric vehicles have completed a historic overtaking in the European market.

Europe is promoting the electrification of vehicles very quickly and has achieved remarkable results.

Analysts believe that this progress is inseparable from the stringent European fuel vehicle emission standards and electric vehicle subsidy policies.

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This also means that in Europe, where fuel vehicles were first developed and sold, electric vehicles have surpassed fuel vehicles historically.

Moreover, judging from the changes in sales in recent years, Europe’s move to promote electric vehicles has been rapid and has achieved remarkable results.

The data shows that in 2019, the sales of electric vehicles in Europe (360,164) were only one-tenth of the sales of fuel vehicles.

However, in 2022, just three years later, the gap between the two sides has narrowed to more than 60,000 vehicles.

Last year, 1,637,766 gasoline cars were sold in Europe, compared with 1,577,079 electric cars.

Some analysts believe that the ebb and flow of the sales volume of the two is largely due to a series of environmental protection bills aimed at reducing carbon emissions introduced by the European Union.

These bills have been accelerating the pace of consumers choosing electric vehicles, secondly, European countries have introduced .

The introduction of a series of subsidies for electric vehicles also contributed to the growth in sales.

According to previous reports, the European Parliament announced a historic plan to ban the sale of gasoline or diesel fuel vehicles from 2035 unless they use relatively more environmentally friendly carbon-neutral fuels.

Many European car companies have publicly resisted. Calling the council plan tantamount to killing gasoline vehicles.

On the other hand, European governments provide subsidies for electric vehicles, and automakers are therefore actively promoting the sales of electric vehicles in Europe.

The author believes that with the enhancement of environmental protection awareness and the promotion of government policies.

The share of electric vehicles in the European market continues to increase and becoming an important development direction of the automotive industry.

It is expected that the sales of electric vehicles in Europe will continue to grow in the next few years, while the sales of gasoline vehicles may decline further.

This will also provide a more favorable environment for the further development and promotion of electric vehicle technology.

Europe is one of the main positions of the traditional automobile industry.

The rapid rise of the European electric vehicle market means that European people have begun to accept electric vehicles, which further shows that the electric vehicle market has huge development potential.

Traditional car companies represented by Volkswagen Group and BMW Group continue to promote the process of electrification, and continue to increase research and development of new energy vehicles.

The increase in sales of emerging car companies such as Tesla in the European market shows to a certain extent that Europe’s acceptance of electric vehicles is increasing.


The share of electric vehicles in Europe continues to increase year-on-year.

In the future, it is only a matter of time before fuel vehicles withdraw from the European market.

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