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Annual registration of plug-in cars in Germany by type of vehicle between 2010 and 2021. The stock of plug-in electric vehicles in Germany is the largest in Europe; there were 1,184,416 plug-in cars in circulation on 1 January 2022, representing 2.5% of all passenger cars on German roads, up from 1.2% the previous year.
[13] [59] The adoption of the flex technology was so rapid, that flexible fuel cars reached 87.6% of new car sales in July 2008. [60] As of August 2008, the fleet of "flex" automobiles and light commercial vehicles had reached 6 million new vehicles sold, [61] representing almost 19% of all registered light vehicles. [62]
The system of plug types using a single letter (from A to O) used here is from World Plugs, which defines the plug type letters in terms of a general description, without making reference to specific standards. Where a plug does not have a specific letter code assigned to it, then it may be defined by the style sheet number listed in IEC TR 60083.
About 1.2 million plug-ins cars and vans were sold worldwide in 2017, with China accounting for about half of global sales. The plug-in car segment achieved a 1.3% market share. [125] [145] Plug-in passenger car sales totaled just over 2 million in 2018, with a market share of 2.1%. [110]
VinBus electric bus charging at VF station. Solar cells are on top of the roof. A phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles are proposed bans or discouragement (for example via taxes) on the sale of new fossil-fuel powered vehicles or use of existing fossil-fuel powered vehicles, as well the encouragement of using other forms of transportation.
The Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) started on 1 January 2011 and is available across the UK. The program reduces the up-front cost of eligible cars by providing a 25% grant towards the cost of new plug-in cars capped at £5,000 (US$7,450).
The plug-in car segment of ten European countries achieved a market share of new car sales above 1%, [122] led by Norway with 29.1%, [19] followed by the Netherlands with 6.4%, [19] Sweden with 3.5%, [19] and Switzerland with 1.8%. [122] The Renault Zoe has been the top selling plug-in electric car in Europe for two years in a row, 2016 and ...
A charging station, also known as a charge point, chargepoint, or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), is a power supply device that supplies electrical power for recharging plug-in electric vehicles (including battery electric vehicles, electric trucks, electric buses, neighborhood electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrid vehicles).