Germany has suffered a “spectacular” drop in electric car sales as the European Union faces growing calls to delay its net zero vehicle targets.

Some 51% of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) newly registered in Germany in the first two thirds of the year were SUVs, according to government figures published on Tuesday. If off-road vehicles are included,

In the latest sign the EV revolution has slammed into reverse, just 92,627 battery-only powered cars were registered in the EU last month.

August 2024 is the 4th month in a row of declining sales of new electric cars on the European market. It's a complete freefall in Germany. France is also in the red. We need to act! -43.9%! This is the sharp drop in registrations of new electric cars in the European Union.

(Reuters) -New car sales in the European Union fell 18.3% in August to their lowest in three years, dragged down by double-digit losses in major markets Germany, France and Italy and sliding electric vehicle (EV) sales, auto industry body data showed on Thursday.