Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by an annual 30.5% in September, as China surpassed its record numbers recorded in August and Europe resumed growth, market research firm Rho Motion said on Tuesday.
Gains in the U.S. market have been slow and steady in anticipation of the Nov.
5 election, which makes it difficult to predict future trends in the country, data manager Charles Lester told Reuters.
Chinese carmakers are seeking to grow their sales in the EU despite import duties of up to 45% and amid cooling global demand for electric cars.
Chinese and European automakers were going head-to-head at the Paris car show on Monday.
EVs - whether fully electric (BEV) or plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) - sold worldwide reached 1.69 million in September, Rho Motion data showed.
Sales in China jumped 47.9% in September and reached 1.12 million vehicles, while in the United States and Canada they were up 4.3% to 0.15 million.
In Europe, EV sales rose 4.2% to 0.3 million units, thanks to a 24% jump in the United Kingdom and gains in Italy, Germany and Denmark, Lester said.
France announced plans earlier this month to reduce its support for EV buyers, while Germany in September agreed on tax relief for companies on their EV sales, after ending a subsidy scheme designed to help speed up the green transition last year.
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Here we go again with the liberal hand-wringing. You all cry about the environment but fail to see the obvious: EVs are propped up by government subsidies. Let the market decide, not taxpayer money. People should be free to choose, not pushed into it
@PloverRubyGreen2yrs2Y
EVs are progress, and this growth is a good sign. We need government regulation to ensure these transitions happen. The market alone won’t solve our climate crisis, so let’s not dismiss the role of federal oversight in moving us forward.
And that’s the problem! Government overreach. Let people decide if they want EVs. It’s no surprise that China’s EV sales are booming—they’re probably subsidizing it all to take over the market. I’m not interested in a government-controlled monopoly.
This whole EV trend is just capitalism pretending to be ‘woke.’ So many people are priced out of buying EVs, and meanwhile, the billionaires laugh all the way to the bank. If we want true change, we need to take power out of their hands.
Honestly, I’m tired of the whole greenwashing parade. Big companies, big governments—they’re all cashing in while pretending to be heroes. And we’re supposed to believe they care about the environment? It’s all just PR
@Lobby1stDanLibertarian2yrs2Y
It’s all a big show. The U.S. can’t compete because we’re too busy bickering about everything else. Meanwhile, China is just sprinting ahead. I’m skeptical of both parties, honestly—neither seems to have a plan that’s grounded in reality.
@7HBM6RFEco-Socialism2yrs2Y
EV growth is positive, but we have to go further. What about affordable EVs for everyone? What about decarbonizing the grid? Until we address these root issues, we’re just patching up a broken system with fancy toys.
EVs are a start, but we need way more than incremental sales growth. The real change won’t come until we dismantle corporate control over energy and invest in sustainable public transportation. Anything else is just window dressing
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