News Digest Item
19 Jul 2016

"Germany lagging behind: new electric vehicle registrations"

Die Welt

Germany is far behind in sales of electric vehicles compared to its neighbours and countries around the world, Die Welt reports. While new registrations for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in Germany made up just 0.6 percent in the first half of 2016, the share in France was 1.47 percent, 1.36 percent in the UK and 1.54 percent in China. In Norway, incentives have resulted in a 28 percent share for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.

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