Nearly half of new passenger cars in EU electrified -ACEA::Sales of electric cars in the European Union were almost half of all new passenger car registrations in the EU between January and November 2023 and already crossed the halfway mark in the month of November alone, data showed on Wednesday. Electrified vehicles - either fully electric models, plug-in hybrids or full hybrids - accounted for over 47.6% of all new passenger car registrations in the EU as of November, up from 43% in the same period last year, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said. New-car registrations in the EU increased 6.7% in November, the 16th consecutive month of growth, with a year-on-year rise of 13.3% in the registration of electric vehicles.

  • Justin@lemmy.jlh.name
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    1 year ago

    There’s tons of ways to get around without the economic, psychological, and societal downsides of owning a private car.

    https://youtu.be/OObwqreAJ48

    I’m rich enough to own a car, but I don’t. I prefer the train, my cargo bike, and car share services.

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      1 year ago

      Yes, I know people will not die without a car. It’s just more convenient. Is this really so hard to understand? I could spend hours hitchhiking and literally hiking every time I’m going climbing in the middle of nowhere (which is every week) but it’s more convenient to drive. I wouldn’t die if I stopped climbing but I like it. So yeah, I own a car.