Alternative fuel vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 17.4% to 143,595 units in the second quarter of 2015, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association has said.
Electric vehicle registrations increased by 53.0%, rising from 18,024 units in Q2 2014 to 27,575 units in Q2 2015, while demand for hybrid vehicles increased by 22.6% totaling 53,443 units.
ACEA said the UK saw the largest increase in AFV registrations during the quarter (+ 64.2%), followed by France and Spain.
