Electric car sales in Europe jump, but still just 4% of market

Automakers are launching battery-powered cars such as the VW ID3, shown, to meet CO2 reduction targets. (Oliver Killig/Oliver Killig)

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Reuters

May 12, 2020 03:52 PM

FRANKFURT -- Registrations of full-electric cars in Europe rose 58 percent to 130,297 in the first quarter, but still only accounted for 4.3 percent of total registrations, industry data showed.

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