2022 EV Sales Break Records in the EU
Despite 2022 being a difficult year for vehicle sales, EVs remained mostly unaffected and even set a record within the European Union, according to ACEA data released earlier this month. With a total of 1.3 million registered vehicles, APVs accounted for 53.1% of the European Union vehicle market in Q4 of 2022, overtaking fuel-powered vehicles for once. Alternative-propulsion vehicles are those that either don’t utilize conventional petroleum-based fuels such as diesel and gasoline or that employ a hybrid method that combines a fuel-powered engine with a renewable power source, such as a rechargeable battery. The battery electric vehicles (BEVs), which…