Report Predicts More Than a Million EVs Will Be Sold in Europe in 2021
Despite its relative youth, the electric vehicle (“EV”) industry has made a lot of progress, especially in Europe. Several European countries have pledged to phase out internal combustion engine (“ICE”) vehicles in exchange for zero-emission electric vehicles over the next few decades, with Norway leading in terms of EV market share (54%). According to automotive industry analyst Schmidt Automotive Research, 2021 may be a good year for battery electric vehicles (“BEV”), with EV sales in Western Europe, which includes Britain, Germany, Norway, Italy, Spain, and France, projected to surpass more than a million units. Sales will slow as the world…