Figures from the car brands' association ACEA show that car sales in the EU went down in July. But in fact, diesel cars perform better than electric cars.
Interest in electric cars is declining faster than interest in diesel cars. At least if you look at the sales of the car types in July 2024 and compare them with sales a year ago.
In July, 102,705 electric cars were sold throughout the EU. That is 10.8 percent fewer electric cars compared to the month of July 2023.
This is shown by figures from the European association of car manufacturers ACEA.
At the same time, sales of petrol and diesel cars fell. But here the drop is 'only' 7 and 10.8 per cent respectively in the same period.
The fact that car buyers' interest in electric cars is losing steam must be seen in the light of the fact that more and more European countries are removing support for electric cars. Something especially the Danish car importers are also afraid will happen here at home.
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As recently as the last week of August, the importers' interest body, Mobility Denmark, has therefore demanded that even more support for electric cars be placed directly on the Finance Act.
Beyond the country's borders, things do not look good for electric cars at the moment. We don't have to go any further than Germany to find a market which has now collapsed for the 7th month in a row.
At the German MG importer, there are indications that they have way too many cars in stock. In any case, MG customers now get two cars for the price of one car. Read more about it here.
At the same time, several countries are phasing out support for electric cars. By 2025 at the latest – i.e. already from next year – the government subsidies for new electric cars in the Netherlands will end, and not long after that, electric cars, like both diesel and petrol cars, will have to pay periodic taxes.
By 2031 at the latest, electric cars with Dutch number plates must pay 100 percent periodic taxes. Right now, the owners get away with 0 percent. However, it will already be 25 percent from next year.
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