European electric car sales continue to accelerate

Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) doubled annually in Europe since they were first marketed in 2010, the electrification section of Transport & Environment's Cars and CO2 report published in July 2014 revealed. In 2013, provisional sales data from the European Environment Agency showed that nearly 50,000 plug-in vehicles were sold, representing around 0.4% of all car sales in the EU.

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ESO: Background information: EU strategy on CO2 emissions from passenger cars http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-eu-strategy-on-co2-emissions-from-passenger-cars/

European Commission: DG Enterprise and Industry: Sectors: Competitiveness & CARS 21: CARS 21 http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/automotive/competitiveness-cars21/cars21/

International Council on Clean Transportation: Info & Tools: Publications, 13.06.14: CO2 emissions from new passenger cars in the EU: Car manufacturers’ performance in 2013 http://www.theicct.org/co2-emissions-new-passenger-cars-eu-car-manufacturers%E2%80%99-performance-2013

Transport & Environment: Publications: Electric Vehicles in 2013: a Progress Report; July 2014 http://www.transportenvironment.org/publications/electric-vehicles-2013-progress-report

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